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Brachyura
Webster's Dictionary
(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.