mantis shrimp
noun
any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
Also called
mantis crab.
Origin of mantis shrimp
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby mantis shrimp
manticore,
mantid,
mantilla,
mantinea,
mantis,
mantis shrimp,
mantispid,
mantissa,
mantle,
mantle plume,
mantle radiotherapy
British Dictionary definitions for mantis shrimp
mantis shrimp
mantis crab
noun
any of various burrowing marine shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda that have a pair of large grasping appendages: subclass Malacostraca
See also squilla