English noun: Brachyura | |||
1. | Brachyura (animal) an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface | ||
Synonyms | suborder Brachyura | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal order | ||
Member holonym | brachyuran, Cancridae, crab, family Cancridae, family Lithodidae, family Majidae, family Pinnotheridae, family Portunidae, genus Menippe, genus Uca, Lithodidae, Majidae, Menippe, Pinnotheridae, Portunidae, Uca | ||
Member meronym | Reptantia, suborder Reptantia | ||