LIMULUS

Meaning of LIMULUS in English

king crabs

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

LIMULUS — noun (plural limuli) see: limen Date: 1837 horseshoe crab
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIMULUS — -_ləs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin limus sidelong + -ulus — more at limb 1. capitalized : the type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMULUS — (n.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus …
Английский словарь Webster
LIMULUS — ( n. ) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMULUS — /lim"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. limuli /-luy'/ . a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab. [ 1830-40; Limulus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMULUS — noun ( plural lim·u·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin limus oblique, transverse — more at limen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIMULUS — noun the only existing genus of merostomata. it includes only a few species from the east indies, and one (limulus …
Webster English vocab
LIMULUS — [lim.u.lus] n, pl -li [NL, genus name, fr. L limus oblique, transverse--more at limen] (1837): horseshoe crab
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIMULUS — Pronunciation: ' lim-y ə -l ə s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -li \ - ˌ l ī , - …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HORSESHOE CRAB — Any of four extant species of marine arthropods (order Xiphosura, subphylum Chelicerata), found on the eastern coasts of Asia (three …
Английский словарь Британика
LIMULUSES — noun see limulus 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMULI — noun see limulus 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMULOID — I. ˈlimyəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Limulus + English -oid : like or relating to the king crabs II. noun …
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XIPHOSURA — ˌzifəˈsu̇rə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek xiphos sword + New Latin -ura : an order of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRILOBITE LARVA — noun : a 3-lobed larva that is a developmental form of limulus and resembles a trilobite
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LIMULIDAE — lə̇ˈmyüləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Limulus, type genus + -idae : a family (order Xiphosura) comprising …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KING CRAB — noun 1. : any of several closely related large marine arthropods of eastern No. America and eastern Asia constituting the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BICENTRIC — (ˈ)bī+ adjective Etymology: bi- (I) + centric 1. a. of a taxon : having two centers of origin it is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWORDTAIL — (n.) The limulus.
Английский словарь Webster
PYGIDIUM — (n.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of Limulus and Trilobite.
Английский словарь Webster
MEROSTOMATA — (n. pl.) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct …
Английский словарь Webster
LIMULOIDEA — (n. pl.) An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of …
Английский словарь Webster
LIMULI — (pl. ) of Limulus
Английский словарь Webster
LIMULE — (n.) A limulus.
Английский словарь Webster
HORSESHOE — (n.) The Limulus of horsehoe crab.
Английский словарь Webster
HORSEFOOT — (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Английский словарь Webster
SWORDTAIL — ( n. ) The limulus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PYGIDIUM — ( n. ) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of Limulus and Trilobite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEROSTOMATA — ( n. pl. ) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSESHOE CRAB — any of four species of marine arthropods of the order Xiphosura (class Merostomata), found on the east coasts of Asia …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSESHOE CRAB — Any of four extant species of marine arthropods (order Xiphosura, subphylum Chelicerata), found on the eastern coasts of Asia (three …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KING-CRAB — n. 1. Horse-shoe, horse-foot, horse-shoe-crab, limulus ( Limulus polyphemus ). 2. Thornback-crab ( Maia squinado ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms

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