brachyurous
31brachyuran — [brak΄ēyoor′əsbrak΄ē yoor′ən] adj. [< ModL Brachyura (< Gr brachys, short + oura, tail: see BRACHY & URO 1) + AN] designating or of certain crabs with a short abdomen folded beneath the main body: also brachyurous [brak΄ēyoor′əs] n. such a… …
32Brachyura — noun an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface • Syn: ↑suborder Brachyura • Derivationally related forms: ↑brachyurous • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
33suborder Brachyura — noun an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface • Syn: ↑Brachyura • Derivationally related forms: ↑brachyurous (for: ↑Brachyura) • Hypernyms: ↑animal ord …
