brachyurous

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adjective

brachyural

OriginLatin brachyūrus ← Ancient Greek βραχύουρος →
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Meanings

adjectivebrachyurous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologybrachyural

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brachyural

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβραχύουρος“short-tailed”
  2. Latinbrachyūrus
  3. Englishbrachyurous

From Latin brachyūrus, from Ancient Greek βραχύουρος (brakhúouros, “short-tailed”), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

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APA

brachyurous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachyurous

MLA

“brachyurous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachyurous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachyurous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachyurous.

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