Brachyura (n)
suborder Brachyura (n)

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type n
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def an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
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Hypernym animal order
Member holonym Reptantia, suborder Reptantia
Derivationally related form Brachyura → brachyurous
Member meronym brachyuran; crab; Menippe, genus Menippe; Cancridae, family Cancridae; Portunidae, family Portunidae; Uca, genus Uca; Pinnotheridae, family Pinnotheridae; Lithodidae, family Lithodidae; Majidae, family Majidae
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Derivationally related form brachyurous → Brachyura
Pertainym (pertains to noun) brachyurous → suborder Brachyura
Hyponym animal order
Member holonym brachyuran; crab; Menippe, genus Menippe; Cancridae, family Cancridae; Portunidae, family Portunidae; Uca, genus Uca; Pinnotheridae, family Pinnotheridae; Lithodidae, family Lithodidae; Majidae, family Majidae
Member meronym Reptantia, suborder Reptantia

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