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brachyurous

American  
[brak-ee-yoor-uhs] / ˌbræk iˈyʊər əs /

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of brachyurous

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