mantis shrimp

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