brachyurousbrachyourousadj.
/brakɪˈʊərəs/ Zoology.
Pertaining to the Brachyura, one of the three tribes of Decapod Crustacea, distinguished by the non-development of the abdomen or ‘tail’, including the crab and its congeners.
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brachyurous1828
brachyural1852
1828 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlviii. 462 Brachyurous Decapod Crustacea.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1302/2 In all other..Brachyourous Decapods yet observed, a real metamorphosis takes place.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 379 The Spiders stand in somewhat the same relation to the Scorpions, as the brachyurous to the macrurous Crustacea.
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brachyˈural adj. (also brachyoural) [compare -al suffix1.]
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of or belonging to Malacostraca > of the Thoracostraca > relating to Brachyura
brachyurous1828
brachyural1852
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 33 Not consistent with Brachyural type.
brachyˈuran adj. and n. (also brachyouran) [compare -an suffix.]
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab)
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crab-fisha1400
cancer?a1425
partan1428
crayfish1509
canker1562
rock crab1736
fiery-tangs1813
cancroid1852
brachyuran1877
partan-crab1893
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 350 The Anomuran condition passes into that of the young Brachyuran.
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