BRACHYURAN

Meaning of BRACHYURAN in English

/brak'ee yoor"euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Brachyura, comprising the true crabs.

2. a brachyuran crustacean.

[ 1875-80; BRACHYUR(OUS) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BRACHYURAN — ˌbrakēˈyu̇rən noun also brachy·ouran -ˈ(y)u̇- ( -s ) : a crustacean of the tribe Brachyura
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRACHYURAN — (n.) One of the Brachyura.
Английский словарь Webster
BRACHYURAN — ( n. ) One of the Brachyura.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRACHYURAN — noun one of the brachyura.
Webster English vocab
GECARCINIDAE — ˌjēˌkärˈsinəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gecarcinus, type genus + -idae : a family of brachyuran crabs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAPPA — kəˈlapə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus (the type of the family Calappidae) of brachyuran crustaceans of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRACHYOURAN — variant of brachyuran
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRAB — (n.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a …
Английский словарь Webster
CRAB — ( n. ) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAB — adj sour; rough; austere. 2. crab ·vt to beat with a crabstick. 3. crab ·noun the zodiacal constellation cancer. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DECAPOD — (order Decapoda), any of more than 8,000 species of crustaceans that include shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, hermit crabs, and crabs. The …
Britannica English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← BRACHYSTOMATOUS BRACHYUROUS→