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noun
a large marine arthropod, Limulus polyphemus, of shallow coastal waters of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having both compound and simple eyes, book gills, a stiff tail, and a brown carapace curved like a horseshoe: a living fossil related to the woodlouse.
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Also called king crab.
Origin of horseshoe crab
First recorded in 1765â75
Words nearby horseshoe crab
horseshit, horseshoe, horseshoe arch, horseshoe back, horseshoe bat, horseshoe crab, horseshoe fern, horseshoe fistula, horseshoe kidney, horseshoe magnet, horseshoes
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British Dictionary definitions for horseshoe crab
horseshoe crab
noun
any marine chelicerate arthropod of the genus Limulus, of North America and Asia, having a rounded heavily armoured body with a long pointed tail: class MerostomataAlso called: king crab
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