Etymology

false crab

Today it means: A crab that is not a true crab (not a member of the Brachyura). A crab that is not a brachyuran. A carcinized decapod crustacean that is not a phylogenic crab. Full definition →

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The story

false + crab. From the phylogenic reorganization of crustaceans traditionally or informally identified as crabs, into a monophyletic grouping of true crabs (the Brachyura), and the non-taxonomic polyphyletic grouping of the remainder.

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