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Synonyms
king crab, limulus polyphemus, xiphosurus polyphemus
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Local English word record
horseshoe crab
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
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