horseshoe crab

Significado (Inglés)

1. Any extinct or extant chelicerate in the order Xiphosura, actually more related to arachnids than true crabs.
2. (especially) Any extinct or extant chelicerate in the order Xiphosura, actually more related to arachnids than true crabs.

Sinónimos

king crab

Xiphosurus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

Tachypleus

American horseshoe crab

limulus

king-crab

Atlantic horseshoe crab

Traducciones

limule

crabe royal

limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

granchio a ferro di cavallo

Limulus polyphemus

Tachypleus

Königskrabbe

límulo

Etimología (Inglés)

From horseshoe + crab, referencing this animal's horseshoe-like shape.