Definition of horseshoe crab in English:

horseshoe crab

noun

A large marine arthropod with a domed horseshoe-shaped shell, a long tail spine, and ten legs, little changed since the Devonian.
Class Merostomata, subphylum Chelicerata: four species, in particular the North American Limulus polyphemus
Example sentencesExamples
- Little changed over the past 500 million years, the chambered nautilus is considered a ‘living fossil’, like the horseshoe crab and the coelacanth.
- Where space permits, oysters and jingle shells sometimes anchor themselves to the horseshoe crab.
- The horseshoe crab, which is not really a crab but more closely related to scorpions and spiders, has been described as an armored box that moves.
- Many arthropods are also present including the horseshoe crab Mesolimulus and the crayfish Mecochirus.
- The horseshoe crab goes back in the fossil record over two hundred million years without any major changes.

Definition of horseshoe crab in US English:

horseshoe crab

nounˈhôr(s)ˌSHo͞o ˈˌkrab

A large marine arthropod with a domed horseshoe-shaped shell, a long tail-spine, and ten legs, little changed since the Devonian.
Class Merostomata, subphylum Chelicerata: four species, in particular the North American Limulus polyphemus
Example sentencesExamples
- The horseshoe crab goes back in the fossil record over two hundred million years without any major changes.
- Little changed over the past 500 million years, the chambered nautilus is considered a ‘living fossil’, like the horseshoe crab and the coelacanth.
- Where space permits, oysters and jingle shells sometimes anchor themselves to the horseshoe crab.
- Many arthropods are also present including the horseshoe crab Mesolimulus and the crayfish Mecochirus.
- The horseshoe crab, which is not really a crab but more closely related to scorpions and spiders, has been described as an armored box that moves.

单词	horseshoe crab
释义	Definition of horseshoe crab in English: horseshoe crab noun A large marine arthropod with a domed horseshoe-shaped shell, a long tail spine, and ten legs, little changed since the Devonian. Class Merostomata, subphylum Chelicerata: four species, in particular the North American Limulus polyphemus Example sentencesExamples Little changed over the past 500 million years, the chambered nautilus is considered a ‘living fossil’, like the horseshoe crab and the coelacanth. Where space permits, oysters and jingle shells sometimes anchor themselves to the horseshoe crab. The horseshoe crab, which is not really a crab but more closely related to scorpions and spiders, has been described as an armored box that moves. Many arthropods are also present including the horseshoe crab Mesolimulus and the crayfish Mecochirus. The horseshoe crab goes back in the fossil record over two hundred million years without any major changes. Definition of horseshoe crab in US English: horseshoe crab nounˈhôr(s)ˌSHo͞o ˈˌkrab A large marine arthropod with a domed horseshoe-shaped shell, a long tail-spine, and ten legs, little changed since the Devonian. Class Merostomata, subphylum Chelicerata: four species, in particular the North American Limulus polyphemus Example sentencesExamples The horseshoe crab goes back in the fossil record over two hundred million years without any major changes. Little changed over the past 500 million years, the chambered nautilus is considered a ‘living fossil’, like the horseshoe crab and the coelacanth. Where space permits, oysters and jingle shells sometimes anchor themselves to the horseshoe crab. Many arthropods are also present including the horseshoe crab Mesolimulus and the crayfish Mecochirus. The horseshoe crab, which is not really a crab but more closely related to scorpions and spiders, has been described as an armored box that moves.
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