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Related Terms:
coagulogen
xiphosure
amplexus
chilarium
carcinolectin
xiphosuran
chelicerate
arthropod
tachylectin
tachyplesin
tritomerite
tachystatin
chelicera
xiphosurid
horseshoe crabs
xiphosauran
horsefoot
limulus
thoracetron
Definitions:
Noun
horseshoe crab
king crab
Limulus polyphemus
Xiphosurus polyphemus
Definition: 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
Definition: A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus Limulus, resembling a crab, to which it is not closely related.