- mantis prawn
- mantis prawn mantis prawn n.
Same as {Squilla}.
Syn: Mantis shrimp. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mantis prawn
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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 prawn — noun a kind of mantis shrimp • Syn: ↑squilla • Hypernyms: ↑mantis shrimp, ↑mantis crab • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Squilla * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
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 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 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 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 shrimp — noun tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages • Syn: ↑mantis crab • Hypernyms: ↑stomatopod, ↑stomatopod crustacean • Hyponyms: ↑squilla, ↑mantis prawn … Useful english dictionary
Mantis shrimp — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Prawn — For other uses, see Prawn (disambiguation). Dendrobranchiata Temporal range: Famennian–Recent … Wikipedia
