horseshoe crab (n)
king crab#2 (n)
Limulus polyphemus (n)
Xiphosurus polyphemus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def 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
def a living fossil related to the wood louse
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Hypernym arthropod
Member holonym Limulus, genus Limulus
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Hyponym arthropod
Member meronym Limulus, genus Limulus

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