Squilla \Squil"la\ (skw[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas}
(-l[.a]z), L. {Squillae} (-l[=e]). [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}.
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