Brachyura
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)
Proper noun
editBrachyura
- 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