ORDER STOMATOPODA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mantis shrimps

Synonyms:

order Stomatopoda; Stomatopoda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("order Stomatopoda" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Stomatopoda"):

stomatopod; stomatopod crustacean (a kind of crustacean)

mantis crab; mantis shrimp (tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages)

family Squillidae; Squillidae (crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore)

Holonyms ("order Stomatopoda" is a member of...):

class Crustacea; Crustacea (class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas)