limulus

[ lim-yuh-luhs ]

noun,plural lim·u·li [lim-yuh-lahy]. /ˈlɪm yəˌlaɪ/.
  1. a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab.

Origin of limulus

1
First recorded in 1830–40; from New Latin Limulus, name of the genus, special use of Latin līmulus, from līm(us) “askew, aslant” + -ulus -ule

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How to use limulus in a sentence

  • Patten considers the Pteraspids as derived from primitive arachnid or spider-like forms having a bony carapace as limulus has.

  • It is especially significant that in limulus they are already partially degenerated.

    The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
  • Fortunately, there is still alive on the earth one member of this remarkable group—the limulus, or King-Crab.

    The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
  • limulus, like other water-dwelling arthropods, breathes by means of gills attached to its appendages.

    The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
  • Lankester and Bourne have divided the eyes of scorpions and limulus into two kinds, monostichous and diplostichous.

    The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for limulus

limulus

/ (ˈlɪmjʊləs) /


nounplural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. any horseshoe crab of the genus Limulus, esp L. polyphemus

Origin of limulus

1
C19: from New Latin (name of genus), from Latin līmus sidelong

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