'Limulus' definitions:

Definition of 'Limulus'

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noun
Type genus of the family Limulidae [syn: Limulus, genus Limulus]

Definition of 'Limulus'

From: GCIDE
  • Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zool.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus polyphemus}) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot. [1913 Webster]

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