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Definition of Squilla
1. Noun. A kind of mantis shrimp.
Generic synonyms: Mantis Crab, Mantis Shrimp
Group relationships: Genus Squilla
Definition of Squilla
1. n. Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.
Definition of Squilla
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the genus ''Squilla'' of mantis shrimps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squilla
1. a burrowing crustacean [n -LAS or -LAE]
Medical Definition of Squilla
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Squilla
Literary usage of Squilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1833)
"Notice of the Occurrence of Squilla Desmarestii on the British Shores. By WILLIAM
YARRELL, Esq. FLS WHEN Dr. Leach commenced his work, Malacostraca Po- ..."
2. On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"... alike A less complete case of serial homology is presented by Crustacea (animals
of the crab class), notably by the squilla and by the common lobster. ..."
3. An Introduction to Latin Prose Composition: With a Complete Course of by Charles Anthon (1845)
"The pinna enters, as it were, into partnership with the squilla, for procuring food.
... Pinna cum squilla quasi societas coeo com- ..."
4. General Outline of the Organisation of the Animal Kingdom by Thomas Rymer Jones (1855)
"In the Squilla, which swims by means of the movements of its broad tail, it is
the false feet ... In the Squilla, therefore, and similarly-formed genera, ..."
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