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 Definitions of horseshoe crab  [ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ-]  

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Definition of 'horseshoe crab' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) horseshoe crab
any of several large marine arthropods of the order Xiphosura, esp. Limulus polyphemus, of E North American shores, having a stiff tail and brown carapace curved like a horseshoe.

Etymology:  (1765–75)

Definition of 'horseshoe crab' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) horseshoe crab, king crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus
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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