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Definition of Molucca crab

Molucca crab
Limulus Lim"u*lus (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.

Meaning of Molucca crab from wikipedia

- sometimes colloquially called "crab spiders" because of their shape, but they are not closely related to the true crab spiders. Other colloquial names...
- British during an invasion of the Moluccas during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1864, the Dutch resident P. Van der Crab ordered the dilapidated buildings inside...
- Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. The species was separated...
- Obi Island, North Moluccas, Indonesia: a 'lost'species is less endangered than expected". Forktail. 29: 88–93. "Sandpipers, snipes, Crab-plover, coursers...
- Buka Buka Island (id:****u Bukabuka) is a small island in the Molucca Sea. Part of the Togian Islands, the island is administered as part of Indonesia's...
- (/sɪˈzɪdʒiːəm ˌærəˈmætɪkəm/). They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a ****e, flavoring, or fragrance...
- it contains ten species: Lycopus atypicus Strand, 1911 — Indonesia (Moluccas), New Guinea Lycopus bangalores (Tikader, 1963) — India Lycopus cha Tang...
- bramble, Ceylon blackberry, golden evergreen raspberry, Molucca berry, Molucca bramble, Molucca raspberry, robust blackberry, wild blackberry, wild raspberry...
- Banda Islands). The islands of Molucca also find mention in several records: a Javanese chronicle (1365) mentions the Moluccas and Maloko, and navigational...
- tropical forests of New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), The Moluccas (Seram and Aru Islands), and northeastern Australia. Three c****owary species...