brachyurous [brak-ee-yoo r-uh s] Word Origin adjective Zoology.
- shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
Origin of brachyurous 1820–30; New Latin Brachyur(a) (see brachyuran) + -ous
brachyurous [brak-ee-yoo r-uh s] Word Origin adjective Zoology.
Origin of brachyurous 1820–30; New Latin Brachyur(a) (see brachyuran) + -ous