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Definition of horsefoot

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Limulus Lim"u*lus (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Horsefoot
Horsefoot Horse"foot`, n.; pl. Horsefeet. 1. (Bot.) The coltsfoot. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.

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- Horseshoe crabs are marine and brackish water arthropods of the family Limulidae and the only living members of the order Xiphosura. Despite their name...
- to crabs or other crustaceans. This group of animals is also known as horsefoot, or saucepan. Some people call the horseshoe crab a "helmet crab", but...
- Town and Crowe's Neck. Also on the neck is Horsefoot Road, and next to that is Horsefoot Cove. Horsefoot refers to a horseshoe crab. West Dennis Beach...
- Democratic nominee Dr. W. T. Jeffryes, Socialist nominee, physician from Horsefoot, Nebraska, a village in Rock County, Nebraska Samuel Roy McKelvie, Republican...
- each re-affirming their statements and reiterating the names of others. Horsefoot and Wallace were examined by the presbytery on 14 June but continued to...