xiphosurus polyphemus

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 101790476)
    is a type of: arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
    belongs to: genus limulus, limulus - type genus of the family Limulidae
    same as: horseshoe crab, king crab, limulus polyphemus

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