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macrurous

American

[muh-kroor-uhs] / məˈkrʊər əs /

adjective

Zoology.

long-tailed, as a lobster (opposed to brachyurous).

Etymology

Origin of macrurous

1820–30; < New Latin Macrur ( a ) ( see macruran) + -ous

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