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LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
horseshoe crab; king crab; Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Limulus polyphemus" is a kind of...):
arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
Holonyms ("Limulus polyphemus" is a member of...):
genus Limulus; Limulus (type genus of the family Limulidae)
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