3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Squilla \Squil"la\ (skw[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas} (-l[.a]z), L. {Squillae} (-l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus {Squilla} and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also {mantis shrimp}. See Illust. under {Stomapoda}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: squilla n : a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: {mantis prawn}] [also: {squillae} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: squillae See {squilla}
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