Squilla

Squilla
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 make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also {mantis shrimp}. See Illust. under {Stomapoda}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Squilla — Taxobox | name = Squilla regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Stomatopoda familia = Squillidae genus = Squilla genus authority = Fabricius, 1787 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See… …   Wikipedia

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  • squilla — 1squìl·la s.f. 1. CO campanella dal suono acuto, spec. la più piccola di un campanile o quella che si appende al collo degli animali da pascolo 2. LE campana o suono di campana: or la squilla dà segno | della festa che viene (Leopardi) {{line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • 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 — noun a kind of mantis shrimp • Syn: ↑mantis prawn • Hypernyms: ↑mantis shrimp, ↑mantis crab • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Squilla …   Useful english dictionary

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