- mantis crab
- mantis crab mantis crab n.
Same as {Squilla}.
Syn: Mantis shrimp. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mantis crab
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mantis crab — Mantis Man tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious long bodied large eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantis crab — noun tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages • Syn: ↑mantis shrimp • Hypernyms: ↑stomatopod, ↑stomatopod crustacean • Hyponyms: ↑squilla, ↑mantis prawn … Useful english dictionary
mantis crab — /ˈmæntəs kræb/ (say mantuhs krab) noun any of the stomatopod crustaceans with appendages resembling those of the mantis. Also, mantis shrimp …
mantis crab — noun squilla (shrimp) Syn: mantis shrimp … Wiktionary
Mantis — Man tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious long bodied large eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mantis Carolina — Mantis Man tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious long bodied large eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantis prawn — Mantis Man tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious long bodied large eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mantis shrimp — Mantis Man tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious long bodied large eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis. Also called mantis crab. [1870 75] * * * ▪ crustacean any member of the marine crustacean order Stomatopoda, especially members of … Universalium
mantis prawn — noun a kind of mantis shrimp • Syn: ↑squilla • Hypernyms: ↑mantis shrimp, ↑mantis crab • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Squilla * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
