Brachyurous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    brachyural not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura wordnet

Etymology

From Latin brachyūrus, from Ancient Greek βραχύουρος (brakhúouros, “short-tailed”), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

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