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Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..

Pleurobrachia :: Pleurobrachia (n.) A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles.

Brachyuran :: Brachyuran (n.) One of the Brachyura.

Spermatophore :: Spermatophore (n.) A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex..

Brach :: Brach (n.) A bitch of the hound kind.

Encrinoidea :: Encrinoidea (n. pl.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea..

Crossopterygii :: Crossopterygii (n. pl.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.

Lyopomata :: Lyopomata (n. pl.) An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and allied forms..

Rhynchonella :: Rhynchonella (n.) A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil..

Molluscoidea :: Molluscoidea (n. pl.) A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -- called also Anthoid Mollusca.

Articulata :: Articulata (v.) One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge..

Nudibrachiate :: Nudibrachiate (a.) Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.

Forearm :: Forearm (n.) That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium.

Ecardines :: Ecardines (n. pl.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda.

Orthis :: Orthis (n.) An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic rocks..

Subbrachian :: Subbrachiales (n. pl.) A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so..

Deltidium :: Deltidium (n.) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.

Bracchia :: Bracchia (pl. ) of Brachiu.

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

Antibrachial :: Antibrachial (a.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm..

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