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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| Limulus polyphemus |
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| Xiphosurus polyphemus |
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| horseshoe crab |
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| king crab |
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