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Definition of Mantis crab
1. Noun. Tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages.
Group relationships: Order Stomatopoda, Stomatopoda
Generic synonyms: Stomatopod, Stomatopod Crustacean
Specialized synonyms: Mantis Prawn, Squilla
Definition of Mantis crab
1. Noun. squilla (shrimp) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mantis Crab
Literary usage of Mantis crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Also called mantis-crab and locust-shrimp.— 2. ... adult male, reduced one fourth.
mantis-crab (man'tis-krab), ». ..."
2. The Sea and Its Living Wonders by Georg Hartwig (1892)
"241 Crustaceans — continued : Spotted Mantis-Crab . Stenopus hispidus Whale-Louse
Crustaceans and Oysters Dental Apparatus of the Sea- Urchin, ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... the names mantis crab, Mantis Shrimp, and Sea-mantis, are popularly given,
from the strong general resemblance to the insects of the genus Mantis (qv). ..."
4. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"... the names mantis crab, Mantis Shrimp, and Sea-mantis, are popularly given,
from the strong general resemblance to the insects of the genus Mantis (qv). ..."
5. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"The best known of the numerous species is the locust shrimp, mantis-crab, or
mantis-shrimp (8. mantis) of the Mediterranean. ..."
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