squilla

American  

[skwil-uh] / ˈskwɪl ə /

noun

plural

squillas, squillae

1. mantis shrimp.

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squilla British  

/ ˈskwɪlə /

noun

1. any mantis shrimp of the genus Squilla

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Etymology

Origin of squilla

From Latin, dating back to 1650–60; squill

Example Sentences

"Piange la squilla 'l giorno, che si muore."

From Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 by Various

Line 12: my tocsin, mia squilla, is a pun on Campanella's name.

From Sonnets by Symonds, John Addington

What would you have thought of the poor little squilla, so prettily baptised by the fishermen, if I had taught you that it belonged to the order of Stomatopoda?

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean

London, 1782:— "Piange la squilla 'l giorno, che si muore."

From Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849 by Various

Against stinking vermin called Punesies.—If you rub your bedsteede with squilla stamped with vinaigre, or with the leaves of cedar tree sodden in oil, you shall never feel punese.

From Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George