Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B brachyurous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: brach•y•ur•ous Pronunciation: (brak"ē-yoor'us), [key] — adj. Zool. shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: brachyurous (Thesaurus) brachyuran bracing ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: temporize Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language