majoidadj.n.
/ˈmeɪɔɪd/, /ˈmʌɪɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈmeɪɔɪd/, /ˈmaɪɔɪd/ Zoology. rare.
A. adj.
Resembling or related to the genus Maja; spec. belonging to the group (now a superfamily) Majoidea (formerly Maioidea) of decapod crustaceans, containing the genus Maja and other genera of spider crabs.
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1851 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 11 425 (heading) On the classification of the Maioid Crustacea or Oxyrhyncha.
1991 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 25 1273 Several of the majoid subfamilies are heterogenous groups.
B. n.
A majoid crab.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of family Maiideae (spider-crab)
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1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 48 Small antennary space, as in the Maioids.
1991 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 25 1259 The aim of this paper is to redescribe the zoeal stages of M[acrocheira] kaempferi and use new information to appraise the classification of the majoids.
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1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 51 The Maioidean series passes down from the Parthenopinea.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Maioidea Maioidean a. & n.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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