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LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Limulus polyphemus mean?
• LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS (noun)
The noun LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
horseshoe crab; king crab; Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus
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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