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lim⋅u⋅lus

  [lim-yuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] .
a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL Limulus name of the genus, special use of L līmulus, dim. of līmus sidelong, oblique; see -ule
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Lal
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www.CRiver.com/LAL
Endotoxin (LAL) Detection
Lonza Gel Clot, Endpoint, and Kinetic Assays
www.lonza.com
horseshoe crab  
n.  Any of various marine arthropods of the class Merostomata, especially Limulus polyphemus or Xiphosura polyphemus of eastern North America, having a large rounded body and a stiff pointed tail. Also called king crab, limulus.
lim·u·lus   (lĭm'yə-ləs)   
n.   pl. lim·u·li (-lī, -lē)
See horseshoe crab.

[Latin līmulus, sidelong (from its motion), diminutive of līmus.]
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