‖ limulus Zool.
(ˈlɪmjʊləs)
Pl. -i.
[mod.L. use of L. līmulus somewhat askance, f. līmus askew.]
A genus of Merostomata (Order Limulidæ); the king-crab or horse-shoe crab.
| 1837 Buckland Geol. & Min. I. 393 A second approximation to the character of Trilobites occurs in the Limulus or King crab. 1859 Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Limulus, the Molucca-crab, king-crab, or horse-shoe crab. 1873 Dawson Earth & Man v. 94 The Limuli, or horse-shoe crabs. |