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brachyuran

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BRACHYURA

Brach `y *u "ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

BRACHYURAL; BRACHYUROUS

Brach `y *u "ral, Brach `y *u "rous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. brachyure.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Brachyura.

BRACHYURAN

BRACHYURAN Brach `y *u "ran, n.

Defn: One of the Brachyura.

New American Oxford Dictionary

brachyura

brach y u ra |ˌbrakēˈyo͝orə ˌbrækiˈjʊrə | ▶plural noun a tribe or suborder of crustaceans that have short abdomens folded toward the ventral surface. It includes the true crabs. ORIGIN from brachy- + Greek oura ‘tail. ’

brachyuran

brach y u ran |ˌbrakēˈyo͝orən ˌbrækiˈjʊrən | ▶noun a crab belonging to the brachyura suborder of crustaceans.

Oxford Dictionary

brachyura

brach y u ra |ˌbrakēˈyo͝orə ˌbrækiˈjʊrə | ▶plural noun a tribe or suborder of crustaceans that have short abdomens folded toward the ventral surface. It includes the true crabs. ORIGIN from brachy- + Greek oura ‘tail. ’

brachyuran

brach y u ran |ˌbrakēˈyo͝orən ˌbrækiˈjʊrən | ▶noun a crab belonging to the brachyura suborder of crustaceans.