(n) 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, Syn.Limulus polyphemus, king crab, Xiphosurus polyphemus
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n.; pl.Limuli [ L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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