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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Brachyura
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Brach·y·u·ra n. pl.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Brachyura
      n : an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a
          reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface [syn:
          suborder Brachyura]