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<h1>Limuloidea</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lim`u*loi"de*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Limulus</er>, and <er>-oid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of the Carboniferous period. Called also <spn>Xiphosura</spn>.</def>

<note>&hand; There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs. This group is intermediate, in some characteristics, between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions), but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages, which are flat and united in pairs by their inner edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair, which also bear the genital orifices.</note>

<h1>Limulus</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lim"u*lus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Limuli</plw> <tt>(-l&imac;)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>limus</ets> sidelong, askance.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (<spn>Limulus polyphemus</spn>) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also <altname>Molucca crab</altname>, <altname>king crab</altname>, <altname>horseshoe crab</altname>, and <altname>horsefoot</altname>.</def>

<h1>Limy</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lim"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See 4th <er>Lime</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. "<i>Limy</i> snares.'</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Containing lime; <as>as, a <ex>limy</ex> soil</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.</def>

<h1>Lin</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>linnan</ets>. See <er>Lithe</er>.]</ety> <def>To yield; to stop; to cease.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark>

<i>Marsion.</i>

<h1>Lin</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lin</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ir. <ets>linn</ets>, or Gael. <ets>linne</ets>; akin to W. <ets>llyn</ets> a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS.<ets>hlynn</ets> torrent. Cf. <er>Dunlin</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A waterfall, or cataract; <as>as, a roaring <ex>lin</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A steep ravine.</def>

<note>&hand; Written also <i>linn</i> and <i>lyn</i>.</note>

<h1>Linage</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lin"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Lineage</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Linament</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lin"a*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>linamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>linum</ets> flax.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.</def>

<h1>Linarite</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li*nar`ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So called because formerly supposed to occur at <ets>Linares</ets>, in Spain.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals.</def>

<h1>Linch</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Linch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hlinc</ets> a hill.]</ety> <def>A ledge; a right-angled projection.</def>

<h1>Linchi</h1> <Xpage=855>