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Webster 1913 Edition
Squilla
‖
Squil′la
(skwĭl′lȧ)
, Noun.
pl. E.
Squillas
(-lȧz)
, L. Squillae
(-lē)
. [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See
Squill
.] (Zool.)
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
.