Definition of Squilla

1. Noun. A kind of mantis shrimp.

Exact synonyms: Mantis Prawn
Generic synonyms: Mantis Crab, Mantis Shrimp
Group relationships: Genus Squilla

Definition of Squilla

1. n. 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.

Definition of Squilla

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the genus ''Squilla'' of mantis shrimps. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squilla

1. a burrowing crustacean [n -LAS or -LAE]

Medical Definition of Squilla

1. 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. Origin: L, a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squilla

squiggler
squigglers
squiggles
squigglier
squigglies
squiggliest
squiggling
squiggly
squilgeed
squilgeeing
squilgees
squill
squill-gee
squill-gees
squilla
squillae
squillas
squillion
squillionaire
squillionaires
squillions
squillitic
squills
squinancy
squinancywort
squinantic
squinch
squinched
squinches

Literary usage of Squilla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1833)
"Notice of the Occurrence of Squilla Desmarestii on the British Shores. By WILLIAM YARRELL, Esq. FLS WHEN Dr. Leach commenced his work, Malacostraca Po- ..."

2. On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"... alike A less complete case of serial homology is presented by Crustacea (animals of the crab class), notably by the squilla and by the common lobster. ..."

3. An Introduction to Latin Prose Composition: With a Complete Course of by Charles Anthon (1845)
"The pinna enters, as it were, into partnership with the squilla, for procuring food. ... Pinna cum squilla quasi societas coeo com- ..."

4. General Outline of the Organisation of the Animal Kingdom by Thomas Rymer Jones (1855)
"In the Squilla, which swims by means of the movements of its broad tail, it is the false feet ... In the Squilla, therefore, and similarly-formed genera, ..."

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