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Noun: Xiphosurus polyphemus
  1. 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
    - horseshoe crab, king crab, Limulus polyphemus

Type of: arthropod

Part of: genus Limulus, Limulus

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Xinjiang
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Xiphias
Xiphias gladius
Xiphiidae
xiphisternum
xiphium iris
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xiphoid process
Xiphosura
Xiphosurus polyphemus
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