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brachyurous

[ brak-ee-yoor-uhs ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. shorttailed, as a crab ( macrurous ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brachyurous1

1820–30; < New Latin Brachyur(a) ( brachyuran ) + -ous ( def )

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