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| 1. | belonging or pertaining to the suborder Brachyura, comprising the true crabs. |
| 2. | a brachyuran crustacean. |
| brach·y·u·ran (brāk'ē-yŏŏr'ən) adj. Of or belonging to the Brachyura, a group of crustaceans including the true crabs, characterized by a short abdomen concealed under the cephalothorax. n. A member of the Brachyura. [From New Latin Brachyūra, suborder name : Greek brakhu-, brachy- + Greek ourā, tail; see -urous.] |