horseshoe crab
horse·shoe crab
H h Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- krab]
- /ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- kræb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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