limulus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Limulidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	horseshoe crab, king crab, limulus polyphemus, xiphosurus polyphemus,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family limulidae, limulidae,
definition	:	horseshoe crabs (noun.animal)