NOM | animal | Limulus 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 |
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Sentit | 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. | |
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Membre de | genus limulus, limulus | type genus of the family Limulidae |
General | artròpode | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin |
Anglès | horseshoe crab, king crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus |
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