brachyuran
brachyuran
Definition
brachy·uran (brak′ē yo̵or′ən)
adjective
designating or of certain crabs with a short abdomen folded beneath the main body
Etymology: < ModL Brachyura (< Gr brachys, short + oura, tail: see brachy- & uro-) + -an
noun
such a crustacean; crab
Browse dictionary entries near brachyuran
- brachypterous
- brachylogy
- brachydactylic
- brachycranial
- brachycephalic
- brachy-
- brachium
- brachiosaur
- brachiopod
- brachio-
- bracing
- braciola
- bracken
- bracket
- bracket creep
- bracket fungus
- brackish
- bract
- bracteate
- bracteolate
