Limulus

‖Lim″u‐lus (lĭm″ū̍‐lŭs), n.; pl.Limuli (–lī). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zoöl.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.