Brachyura

Translingual thumb|A crab walking thumb|A small crab from the Netherlands thumb|A stack of crabs Etymology mul :af grc:βραχύς<t:short> grc:οὐρά<t:tail> mul la-new -, from mul grc βραχύς short + grc οὐρά tail. mul Q312771 1802. Proper noun infraorder order Decapoda true crabs, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen Hypernyms infraorder ; Pleocyemata suborder suborder Hyponyms infraorder Dromiacea section, Raninoida section, Cyclodorippoida section, Podotremata section, Eubrachyura section sections; Heterotremata subsection, Thoracotremata subsection subsections of Eubrachyura Coordinate terms infraorder Anomura infraorder (hermit crabs etc) Further reading Q40802 mul Crabs