limulus
/ˈlɪmjʊləs/noun
(pl. limuli /-laɪ/)
1- an arthropod of a genus that comprises the North American horseshoe crab and its extinct relatives鲎属动物。
1.1
- Genus Limulus, class Merostomata.鲎属, 肢口纲。
词源
modern Latin， from Latin limulus 'somewhat oblique'， from limus 'oblique'.