Brachyura
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)
Proper noun
[edit]Brachyura
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – the true crabs, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata - suborder
Hyponyms
[edit]- (infraorder): Dromiacea, Raninoida, Cyclodorippoida, Podotremata, Eubrachyura - sections; Heterotremata, Thoracotremata - subsections of Eubrachyura
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (infraorder): Anomura (hermit crabs etc)
Further reading
[edit]- Crab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Brachyura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Brachyura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons