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XIPHOSURUS POLYPHEMUS

• XIPHOSURUS POLYPHEMUS (noun)
The noun XIPHOSURUS POLYPHEMUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: XIPHOSURUS POLYPHEMUS used as a noun is very rare.

• XIPHOSURUS POLYPHEMUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

horseshoe crab; Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus; king crab

Hypernyms ("Xiphosurus polyphemus" is a kind of...):

arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)

Holonyms ("Xiphosurus polyphemus" is a member of...):

genus Limulus; Limulus (type genus of the family Limulidae)

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