brachyurous









brachyurous


brachyurous [brak-ee-yoo r-uh s] Word Origin adjective Zoology.

  1. shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).

Origin of brachyurous 1820–30; New Latin Brachyur(a) (see brachyuran) + -ous

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