horseshoe crab

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

king crab Limulus polyphemus xiphosurus polyphemus Dungeness crab spider crab blue crab Jonah crab rock crab kamchatka crab green crab Alaskan king crab mud crab swimming crab blue swimmer crab soft-shell crab

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Hypernyms

arthropod

Examples

Horseshoe crab blood is hypersensitive to dangerous bacteria that can develop in injectable medicines and vaccines. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

horseshoe arches horseshoe bat horseshoe conditional horseshoe curve Horseshoe Falls horseshoe fern