Definition of brachyura Brachyura
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What does brachyura mean?
WordNet
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| brachyura - an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface | ||
| suborder Brachyura | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| reptantia, suborder reptantia lobsters; crabs | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- brachyura (n. pl.)
A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.
Part of speech
🔤- brachyura, noun, singular of brachyuras / brachyurae.
