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LIMULUS

\lˈɪmjʊləs], \lˈɪmjʊləs], \l_ˈɪ_m_j_ʊ_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of LIMULUS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database

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genus of the family Limulidae

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An arthropod subclass (Xiphosura) comprising the North American (Limulus) and Asiatic (Tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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