HyperDic: brachyura

English > 1 sense of the word Brachyura:
NOUNanimalBrachyura, suborder Brachyuraan order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
English > Brachyura: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface.
Synonymsuborder Brachyura
Member ofReptantia, suborder Reptantialobsters
MembersCancridae, family CancridaeMany of the best known edible crabs
Lithodidae, family LithodidaeDeep-sea crabs of cold waters
Majidae, family Majidaespider crabs
Menippe, genus Menippestone crabs
Pinnotheridae, family Pinnotheridaetiny soft-bodied crabs
Portunidae, family Portunidaeswimming crabs
Uca, genus Ucafiddler crabs
brachyurantypical crabs
crabdecapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishbraquiuros
CatalanBrachyura, braquiürs
Adjectivesbrachyurousof or belonging to the suborder Brachyura

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