Definition of Brachyura. Meaning of Brachyura. Synonyms of Brachyura

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Definition of Brachyura

Brachyura
Brachyura Brach`y*u"ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of Brachyura from wikipedia

- Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tail" in Gr****), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen...
- The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a p****erine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest...
- The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), also known as the bleating camaroptera, is a small bird in the family Cisticolidae. This bird is...
- The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. Three subspecies are extant in South...
- Synonyms Bombyx argus Fabricius, 1781 Phalaena Bombyx brachyura Drury, 1782 Eudaemonia brachyura Eudaemonia minor Holland, 1920 Eudaemonia uniocellata...
- Semioptila brachyura is a moth in the Himantopteridae family. It was described by Erich Martin Hering in 1937. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa. Beccaloni...
- Tephritis brachyura is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae. Ukraine & South Russia, to Iran, China...
- The short-tailed river stingray (Potamotrygon brachyura) is a species of river stingray (family Potamotrygonidae) native to the Río de la Plata Basin...
- word crab, all true crabs are in the sister group to the Anomura, the Brachyura (the two groups together form the clade Meiura). The name Anomura derives...
- Wallophis brachyura, known commonly as the Indian smooth snake or suvaro saap, is a species of rare harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species...