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horseshoe crabs

horseshoe crabs is the plural of horseshoe crab.

Meaning of horseshoe crab

Noun

horseshoe crab (plural horseshoe crabs)

  1. Any extinct or extant chelicerate in the order Xiphosura, actually more related to arachnids than true crabs.
    1. (especially) Any extant xiphosuran in the family Limulidae.

Questions about horseshoe crabs

What is horseshoe crabs the plural of?
Horseshoe crabs is the plural of horseshoe crab.

Words near horseshoe crabs in the dictionary

  1. Horseshoe Bay
  2. Horseshoe Bend
  3. horseshoe conditional
  4. horseshoe conditionals
  5. horseshoe crab
  6. horseshoe crabs
  7. Horseshoe Creek
  8. horseshoe curve
  9. horseshoe curves
  10. Horseshoe Falls
  11. horseshoe fern

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