Found 2 items, similar to Limulus polyphemus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Limulus polyphemus Limulus polyphemus n : 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 [syn: horseshoe crab, king crab , Xiphosurus polyphemus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Limulus polyphemus Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus ) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot. [1913 Webster]