mantis prawn

/ˌmæntəs prɔn/
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Definitions of mantis prawn
  1. noun
    a kind of mantis shrimp
    synonyms: squilla
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    type of:
    mantis crab, mantis shrimp
    tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages
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