Anomura

plural noun

An·​o·​mu·​ra

ˌanəˈm(y)u̇rə

variants or less commonly Anomoura

-ˈmu̇-

: a tribe or other division of Reptantia including decapod crustaceans with the abdomen more or less reduced and usually permanently flexed (as the hermit crabs), being in some classifications placed in Macrura or treated as a separate suborder intermediate between Macrura and Brachyura

anomural

¦⸗⸗¦m(y)u̇rəl

adjective

anomuran

-¦m(y)u̇rən

adjective or noun

anomurous

-¦m(y)u̇rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from anom- + -ura

First Known Use

circa 1836, in the meaning defined above

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