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Definition of majoid in English:
majoid
(also maioid)
adjective
Zoologyrare
Resembling or related to the genus Maja; specifically belonging to the group (now a superfamily) Majoidea (formerly Maioidea) of decapod crustaceans, containing the genus Maja and other genera of spider crabs.
noun
Zoologyrare
A majoid crab.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From Maja + -oid.
