squilla

squil·la

S0685900 (skwĭl′ə)n. pl. squil·las or squil·lae (skwĭl′ē′) Any of various mantis shrimps of the genus Squilla, having sharp claws used for spearing prey.

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[New Latin Squilla, genus name, from Latin squilla, shrimp; see squill.]

squilla

(ˈskwɪlə) n, pl -las or -lae (-liː) (Animals) any mantis shrimp of the genus Squilla[C16: from Latin squilla shrimp, of obscure origin]

man′tis shrimp`

n. any of numerous shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda having a greatly enlarged second pair of grasping forelimbs somewhat resembling those of a mantis. [1870–75]

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squilla - a kind of mantis shrimp mantis prawnmantis crab, mantis shrimp - tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendagesgenus Squilla - type genus of the family Squillidae