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LIMULUS
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Irregular inflected form: limuli
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Limulidae
Synonyms:
genus Limulus; Limulus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Limulus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Limulus"):
horseshoe crab; king crab; Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus (large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse)
Holonyms ("Limulus" is a member of...):
family Limulidae; Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)
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