macruran

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.

noun

2. a macruran crustacean.

noun

1. any decapod crustacean of the group (formerly suborder) Macrura, which includes the lobsters, prawns, and crayfish

adjective Also: macrurous, macrural, macruroid

2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Macrura