Meaning of BRACHYURA
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| | Definition: | | [n] an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface |
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| | Synonyms: | | suborder Brachyura |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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