family Majidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.family Majidae - spider crabs Majidaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsBrachyura, suborder Brachyura - an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surfacespider crab - any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodiesgenus Maia, genus Maja, Maia, Maja - type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distributiongenus Macrocheira, Macrocheira - giant crabs of Japan