Definition of Tachypleus

1. Noun. A genus of Limulidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Tachypleus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Limulidae, Limulidae
Member holonyms: Asian Horseshoe Crab

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tachypleus

Tabriz
Tabuk
Tac antigen
Tacana
Tacaribe complex
Tacaribe complex of viruses
Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides
Tacca pinnatifida
Taccaceae
Tachelhit
Tachibana
Tachinidae
Tachyglossidae
Tachyglossus
Tachypleus (current term)
Tacitean
Tacitism
Tacitus
Tacoma
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Taconite
Tactual Performance Test
Tacuba
Taczanowski's tinamou
Taczanowski's tinamous
Tad
Tadarida
Tadarida brasiliensis
Tadeus Reichstein

Literary usage of Tachypleus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... extends from the Bay of Bengal to the coast of the Moluccas and the Philippines, while of the two better-known species of Tachypleus, ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... and has proposed a new genus, under the designation of Tachypleus, for those whose anterior feet are ..."

3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1843)
"... and has proposed a new genus, under the designation of Tachypleus, for those whose anterior feet are ..."

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