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FAMILY SQUILLIDAE
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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:
Hypernyms ("family Squillidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Squillidae"):
genus Squilla (type genus of the family Squillidae)
Holonyms ("family Squillidae" is a member of...):
order Stomatopoda; Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps)