About The Word Brachyura
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Brachyura
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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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