squilloidadj.n.
Zoology.
A. adj.
Resembling the Squilla or mantis-shrimp.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of or belonging to Malacostraca > of the Thoracostraca > belonging to Stomatopoda > resembling squilla
squilloid1852
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 614 There is only a single type, the Squilloid, divisible.
B. n.
A shrimp resembling the Squilla.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Macrura > miscellaneous or unspecified types of shrimp
beard1611
shrimplet1688
garnel1694
water shrimp1745
pandle1746
brine-shrimp1836
brine-worm1836
squilloid1852
well shrimp1853
glass-crab1855
shrimp1856
snapping shrimp1941
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 613 In the Squilloids, the ophthalmic and two antennary segments are distinctly marked.
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adj.n.1852