horseshoe_crab
1. [ noun ] (zoology) 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
Synonyms: Limulus_polyphemus Xiphosurus_polyphemus king_crab
Related terms: arthropod Limulus
Similar spelling:   horseshoe_bat
  horseshoe_arch
  horseshoe_vetch
  Horseshoe_Falls
  horse_sense
  horse_grain