Brachyura \Brach`y*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short +
o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster] Brachyural