Limulus
Pronunciation : Lim"u*lus
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.
pl. Limuli (-li).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913