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squilla

American  
[skwil-uh] / ˈskwɪl ə /

noun

squillas, plural squillae plural
  1. mantis shrimp.


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; see origin at squill

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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

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

From Sonnets by Symonds, John Addington

Among these were some individuals of the squilla tribe, which, though one of the tenderest of the crustaceous family, had not suffered the least injury from pressure or friction.

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

Spawn of fish, minute mollusca, the small classes of squilla and cancer, are known to voyagers as causing a discolouration of the sea in particular places.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 470, January 8, 1831 by Various

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