HORSESHOE CRAB as NOUN

1. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • king crab (what does king crab mean?)
   • Limulus polyphemus (what does Limulus polyphemus mean?)
   • Xiphosurus polyphemus (what does Xiphosurus polyphemus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) horseshoe crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arthropod (what does arthropod mean?)