suborder brachyura

1. 1.

   an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface

   SynonymsBrachyura

   Broaderanimal order

   Part ofReptantia

Questions about suborder brachyura

What does suborder brachyura mean?

suborder brachyura means "an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface".

What is another word for suborder brachyura?

Close synonyms include Brachyura. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.