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Brachyura

Brachyura Meaning & Definition
Brachyura Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brachyura?

[n] an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brachyura: suborder Brachyura

Related Terms | Find terms related to Brachyura:

See Also | animal order | brachyuran | Cancridae | crab | family Cancridae | family Lithodidae | family Majidae | family Pinnotheridae | family Portunidae | genus Menippe | genus Uca | Lithodidae | Majidae | Menippe | Pinnotheridae | Portunidae | Reptantia | suborder Reptantia | Uca

Brachyura In Webster's Dictionary

\Brach`y*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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