Brachyurous

Translation of "brachyurous" into Russian

Adjective

brachyurous

Technical zoological adjective meaning ‘short-tailed’; normally not used comparatively.

Crabs are brachyurous, their abdomens tucked tightly beneath the thorax.

Крабы короткохвостые: их брюшко плотно подогнуто под грудь.

Additional translations

Технический термин, относящийся к инфраотряду Brachyura.

краткохвостый

Вариант прилагательного «короткохвостый».

Adjective

Having a short or greatly reduced tail (zoology).

Crabs are brachyurous, their abdomens tucked tightly beneath the thorax.

Relating or belonging to the infraorder Brachyura of decapod crustaceans.

The brachyurous decapods differ from the macrurous in the structure of the abdomen.