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macruran

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ma⋅cru⋅ran

[muh-kroor-uhn]
–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
–noun
2. a macruran crustacean.

Origin:
1835–45; < NL Macrur(a) (see macr-, ur- 2 ) + -an
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