English noun: horseshoe crab | |||
1. | horseshoe crab (animal) 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 | ||
Synonyms | king crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthropod | ||
Member meronym | genus Limulus, Limulus | ||