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Squillidae

noun

crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore

• Syn: ↑family Squillidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Stomatopoda, ↑order Stomatopoda

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Squilla

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\\ˈskwiləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Squilla, type genus + -idae

: a family of stomatopod crustaceans — see squilla

Useful english dictionary. 2012.