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squilla
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squil·la  (skwl)
n. pl. squil·las or squil·lae (skwl)
Any of various burrowing predatory marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda, having movable stalked eyes and a pair of jointed grasping appendages. Also called mantis crab, mantis shrimp.
[New Latin Squilla, genus name, from Latin squilla, shrimp; see squill.]
squilla [ˈskwɪlə]
n pl -las, -lae [-liː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any mantis shrimp of the genus Squilla
[from Latin squilla shrimp, of obscure origin]
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Noun1.squilla - a kind of mantis shrimpsquilla - a kind of mantis shrimp              
mantis prawn
mantis crab, mantis shrimp - tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages
genus Squilla - type genus of the family Squillidae
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