| 单词 | mantis shrimp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmantis shrimp mantis shrimp n. any of various predatory marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (subclass Hoplocarida), with a pair of large, usually spined, raptorial front legs that resemble those of a mantis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Stomatopoda > member of family Squillidae squilla1658 sea grasshopper1668 squill-fish1681 squill1710 sea mantis1835 squillian1842 mantis crab1850 locust shrimp1867 mantis shrimp1871 mantid1941 1871 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 4) xiv. §1065. 449 The Squilla mantis or Mantis-Shrimp. 1884 R. Rathbun in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 823 The Mantis Shrimp, or Sea Mantis—Squilla empusa, Say. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. iv. 135 A tender-hearted mollusc (pinna) accepts the company of a beautiful form of mantis-shrimp. 1981 N. A. Meinkoth Audubon Soc. Field Guide N. Amer. Seashore Creatures 598 This small mantis shrimp is the only American species whose claw is not armed with a row of sharp spines. 1989 Nature 11 May 139/2 Mantis shrimps are diurnally active and live in shallow, clear water. < as lemmas |
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