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"Brachyura"
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crab
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abdomen
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brachyoura
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cephalo
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decapod
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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an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
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