- 1. n. pl. 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. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs,characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneaththe large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, andIllustration in Appendix. Source: adambom
- 4. n. pl. 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. Source: ecdict
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