Limulus /(lĭm"ū̇*lŭs)/

Lim·u·lus

Limulus

n.

pl. Limuli ((-lī))

  1. 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. (Zool.)