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horseshoe crab

horse·shoe crab
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- krab]
    • /ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- kræb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- krab]
    • /ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- kræb/

Definitions of horseshoe crab words

  • noun horseshoe crab a large marine arthropod, Limulus polyphemus, of shallow coastal waters of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having both compound and simple eyes, book gills, a stiff tail, and a brown carapace curved like a horseshoe: a living fossil related to the woodlouse. 1
  • noun horseshoe crab large brown crustacean 1
  • noun horseshoe crab any marine chelicerate arthropod of the genus Limulus, of North America and Asia, having a rounded heavily armoured body with a long pointed tail: class Merostomata 0
  • noun horseshoe crab any of an order (Xiphosura, class Merostomata) of sea arthropods shaped like the base of a horse's foot and having a long, spinelike tail 0
  • noun horseshoe crab A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus Limulus, resembling a crab, to which it is not closely related. 0
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Origin of horseshoe crab

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Horseshoe crab

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horseshoe crab popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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