MACRURAN


Meaning of MACRURAN in English

/meuh kroor"euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.

n.

2. a macruran crustacean.

[ 1835-45; Macrur ( a ) (see MACR-, UR- 2 ) + -AN ]

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