-ura

noun combining form

-u·​ra

(y)u̇rə,

(y)ürə

plural -ura

: one having (such) a tail

Chelura

: ones having (such) a tail

Brachyura

—in taxonomic names in zoology

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine singular and neuter plural of -urus -urous

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