Brachygnatha

plural noun

Bra·​chyg·​na·​tha

braˈkignəthə,

brəˈ-

: a division of the tribe Brachyura comprising the Brachyrhyncha and Oxyrhyncha and including the majority of the true crabs with the mouth field more or less square, sternal female openings, and the last pair of legs usually normal in size and position

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from brachy- + -gnatha

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