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SQUILLIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

family Squillidae; Squillidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Squillidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Squillidae"):

genus Squilla (type genus of the family Squillidae)

Holonyms ("Squillidae" is a member of...):

order Stomatopoda; Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps)

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