Brachyura, a technical name applied to the short-tailed decapod crustaceans or crabs, in contrast to the long-tailed forms like the lobsters, where the abdomen is not tucked in on the under surface in the characteristic crab fashion. The term is also applied to a family of bats, including Mystacina and Noctilio, in which the tail is very short.
Brachyura
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 381
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