brachyurus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βραχύουρος (brakhúouros, “short-tailed”), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) +‎ οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). === Adjective === brachyūrus (feminine brachyūra, neuter brachyūrum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) Having a short tail. Synonym: brevicaudus (pure Latin) ==== Usage notes ==== Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.