The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
SQUILLA — I. SQUILLA campanula cum manubtio, quae in Romana Ecclesia, ad elevationem Sacramenti, ideo pulsatur, ut orationem exciter. Vide Durand. Rational. l. 14. c. 41. ubi inter alia ait: Et propter causam eandem, Squilla pulsatur, dum corpus Christi ad … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gastrula — Stomapoda Sto*map o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantis shrimp — Squilla Squil la (skw[i^]l l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas} ( l[.a]z), L. {Squill[ae]} ( l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus {Squilla} and allied genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squilla — Squil la (skw[i^]l l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas} ( l[.a]z), L. {Squill[ae]} ( l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus {Squilla} and allied genera. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squillae — Squilla Squil la (skw[i^]l l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas} ( l[.a]z), L. {Squill[ae]} ( l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus {Squilla} and allied genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squilloidea — Stomapoda Sto*map o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stomapoda — Sto*map o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stomatopoda — Stomapoda Sto*map o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squilla — noun (plural squillas or squillae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, shrimp, crayfish Date: 1658 any of various stomatopod crustaceans (especially genus Squilla) that burrow in mud or beneath stones in shallow water along the seashore … New Collegiate Dictionary
squilla — /skwil euh/, n., pl. squillas, squillae /skwil ee/. See mantis shrimp. [1650 60; < L; see SQUILL] * * * … Universalium
