brachyurous

[ brak-ee-yoo r-uh s ]

/ ˌbræk iˈyʊər əs /

adjective Zoology.

shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).

Nearby words

brachystomatous, brachysyndactyly, brachytelephalangia, brachytherapy, brachyuran, brachyurous, bracing, braciola, bracken, bracket, bracket clock

Origin of brachyurous

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

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