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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 louseplay

  Familiarity information: LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS (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

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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