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; see origin at squill

Example Sentences

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

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

There are other crustaceans, next-door neighbors of the squilla, whose gills are still more simplified.

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

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