See Also: macrurous(medicine)
macrurous(dictionary)

macrurous (iou)



macrurous adjective. E19.
[from mod. Latin Macrura former suborder name, from Greek makros long + oura tail: see -OUS.]
Zoology. Of, pertaining to, or designating a group of decapod crustaceans having a relatively long abdomen, including the lobsters and crayfish.
macruran noun & adjective (a) noun a macrurous crustacean; (b) adjective = MACRUROUS: M19.