genus Limulus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Limulus - type genus of the family Limulidae Limulusarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Limulidae, Limulidae - horseshoe crabshorseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus, king crab - 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