Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Macrura \Ma*cru"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long + ? tail.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen
   largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp,
   and many similar forms. Cf. {Decapoda}.