Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Squilla
Definitions for: Squilla
[n] a kind of mantis shrimp
Webster (1913) Definition: Squil"la, n.; pl. E. Squillas, L. Squill[ae]. [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.
