horseshoe crab

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A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus Limulus, resembling a crab
Any of various marine arthropods of the class Merostomata, especially Limulus polyphemus or Xiphosura polyphemus of eastern North America, having a large rounded body and a stiff pointed tail. Also called king crab, limulus. Any of four extant species of marine arthropods (order Xiphosura, subphylum Chelicerata), found on the eastern coasts of Asia (three species) and North America (one species). Despite the name, horseshoe crabs are not crabs; they are more closely related to scorpions. Fossil relatives date back 505 million years. They are most abundant in estuarine waters. The North American species, Limulus polyphemus, can grow to more than 2 ft (60 cm) long. The body consists of three parts hinged together: a broad, horseshoe-shaped cephalothorax; a much smaller, segmented abdomen; and a long, sharp tail-spine, or telson. They spawn on sandy beaches in spring and summer. Adults feed on marine worms; larvae feed on small organisms
{i} primitive marine arthropod shaped like a horseshoe
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

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horseshoe crabs
plural form of horseshoe crab
asian horseshoe crab
horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
horseshoe crabs
limulidae
horseshoe crab

    الواصلة

    horse·shoe Crab

    التركية النطق

    hôrsşu kräb

    النطق

    /ˈhôrsˌsʜo͞o ˈkrab/ /ˈhɔːrsˌʃuː ˈkræb/
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