mantis shrimp
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noun
any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
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Also called mantis crab .
Origin of mantis shrimp
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby mantis shrimp
mantilla, Mantinea, mantis, mantispid, mantissa, mantis shrimp, mantle, mantlepiece, mantle plume, mantle radiotherapy, mantle rock
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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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