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Brachyura

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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Brachyura'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/brachyura.html. 1828.
 
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