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brachyuran

/ˌbɹæk.iˈjʊə.ɹən/US/ˌbɹæk.iˈju.ɹən/

brachyuran adjective: of or pertaining to true crabs.

Adjective

brachyuran (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to true crabs.

Noun

brachyuran (plural brachyurans)

  1. A crab of the true crabs. A member of the infraorder Brachyura.

brachyuran meaning in Tamil and Bengali

brachyuran in Tamil

நண்டு சார்ந்த

brachyuran in Bengali

প্রকৃত কাঁকড়া সম্পর্কিত

Forms of brachyuran

pluralbrachyurans

Origin of brachyuran

From the infraorder Brachyura (the true crabs), + -an.

Questions about brachyuran

What does brachyuran mean?
Brachyuran means of or pertaining to true crabs.
What is brachyuran in Tamil?
Brachyuran in Tamil is நண்டு சார்ந்த. See Brachyuran meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brachyuran?
Brachyuran can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce brachyuran?
Brachyuran is pronounced /ˌbɹæk.iˈjʊə.ɹən/ (UK).

Words near brachyuran in the dictionary

  1. brachythoracids
  2. brachytmema
  3. brachytmemata
  4. brachytypous
  5. brachyural
  6. brachyuran
  7. brachyuranic
  8. brachyurans
  9. brachyuric
  10. brachyurous
  11. brachyury

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brachyuran (page history and authors); brachyuran (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brachyuran (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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