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GENUS SQUILLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Squillidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Squilla" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Squilla"):
mantis prawn; squilla (a kind of mantis shrimp)
Holonyms ("genus Squilla" is a member of...):
family Squillidae; Squillidae (crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore)