LIMULUS (limuli)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: limuli   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Limulus mean? 

• LIMULUS (noun)
  The noun LIMULUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Limulidae

  Familiarity information: LIMULUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Limulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Limulus; Limulus

Hypernyms ("Limulus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Limulus"):

horseshoe crab; king crab; Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus (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)

Holonyms ("Limulus" is a member of...):

family Limulidae; Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)