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Meaning of horseshoe crab | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Bosanski potkovica потковица
Suomi molukkirapu
Hrvatski potkovica потковица
日本語 兜蟹
한국어 투구게
Polski mieczogon ostrogon
Српски potkovica потковица
Svenska dolksvans

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Horseshoe Creek horseshoe curve Horseshoe Falls horseshoe fern horseshoe geranium Horseshoe Harbour

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