MACRUROID

Etymology

Adjective

macruroid (comparative more macruroid, superlative most macruroid)

(zoology) Like or relating to the Macrura.

Anagrams

• macrourid

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*cru"roid, a. Etym: [Macrura + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or pertaining to the Macrura.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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