| Definition of 'brachyura' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Brachyura, suborder Brachyura
an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
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| Definition of 'brachyura' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. brachyura
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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| Definition of 'brachyura' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. brachyura
An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes.
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