mantis shrimp
noun
any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
Words nearby mantis shrimp
manticore, mantid, mantilla, mantinea, mantis, mantis shrimp, mantispid, mantissa, mantle, mantle plume, mantle radiotherapy
Origin of mantis shrimp
First recorded in 1870–75
Also called mantis crab.
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British Dictionary definitions for mantis shrimp
mantis shrimp
mantis crab
noun
any of various burrowing marine shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda that have a pair of large grasping appendages: subclass MalacostracaSee also squilla
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