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Definition of mantis shrimp

mantis shrimp
Squilla 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.
Mantis shrimp
Mantis Man"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina. Mantis shrimp. (Zo["o]l.) See Sguilla.

Meaning of mantis shrimp from wikipedia

- Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (from Ancient Gr**** στόμα (stóma) 'mouth', and ποδός (podós) 'foot'). Stomatopods...
- known as the pea**** mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp or rainbow mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod...
- Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp, striped mantis shrimp or razor mantis, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region...
- A shrimp (pl.: shrimp (US) or shrimps (UK)) is a crustacean (a form of s****fish) with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion –...
- Squilla mantis is a species of mantis shrimp found in shallow coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean: it is also known as...
- Oratosquilla oratoria, the ****anese mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp found in the western Pacific. It is widely harvested in ****an and eaten...
- for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp, especially those with commercial significance in the fishing industry. Shrimp in this category often belong to...
- depth increases, mantis shrimp fluorescence accounts for a greater part of the visible light available. During mating rituals, mantis shrimp actively fluoresce...
- remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can be treated as a subphylum under the clade...
- crystals. The clubbing appendages of the Odontodactylus scyllarus (pea**** mantis shrimp) are made of an extremely dense form of the mineral which has a higher...