WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brach•y•ur•ous
(brak′ē yŏŏr′əs),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
- Zoologyshorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- Neo-Latin Brachyura name of the group. See brachy-, -urous
- 1820–30
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