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lim•u•lus
(lim′yə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li
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(-lī′).USA pronunciation
- Invertebratesa crab of the genus Limulus;
horseshoe crab.
- Neo-Latin Limulus name of the genus, special use of Latin līmulus, diminutive of līmus sidelong, oblique; see -ule
- 1830–40
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