- genus Squilla
- nountype genus of the family Squillidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Squillidae, ↑family Squillidae• Member Meronyms: ↑squilla, ↑mantis prawn
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genus Squilla
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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
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
Squilla mantis — Taxobox | name = Squilla mantis image width = 240px image caption = Front half of S. mantis , showing the (pale coloured) spearing raptorial claws regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo =… … Wikipedia
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
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
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
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
Squillas — 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
