Stomatopoda n 1: mantis shrimps [syn: {Stomatopoda}, {order Stomatopoda}]
Stomapoda \Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and {-poda}.] (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also {Gastrula}, {Stomatopoda}, and {Squilloidea}. [1913 Webster]
Stomatopoda \Stom`a*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and {-pod}.] (Zool.) Same as {Stomapoda}. [1913 Webster]