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macruran

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macruran [məˈkrʊərən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any decapod crustacean of the group (formerly suborder) Macrura, which includes the lobsters, prawns, and crayfish
adj also macrurous macrural, macruroid
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Macrura
[via New Latin, from Greek makros long + oura tail]


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