mantis shrimp

mantis shrimp
noun Date: 1871 stomatopod

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  • mantis shrimp — noun tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages • Syn: ↑mantis crab • Hypernyms: ↑stomatopod, ↑stomatopod crustacean • Hyponyms: ↑squilla, ↑mantis prawn …   Useful english dictionary

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