stomatopod

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sto·mat·o·pod

(stō-măt′ə-pŏd′)

[From New Latin Stomatopoda, order name : stomato- (from the fact that the first five pairs of thoracic legs are bent towards the mouth and used in feeding ) + -pod.]

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stomatopod

(ˈstɒmətəˌpɒd; ˈstəʊ-)

(Animals) any marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, having abdominal gills: subclass Malacostraca. The group includes the mantis shrimp

[C19: via New Latin from Greek stoma mouth + -podos, pous foot]

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sto•mat•o•pod

(stoʊˈmæt əˌpɒd)

n.

mantis shrimp; squilla.

[1875–80; < New Latin Stomatopoda; see stomato-, -pod]

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Noun 1. stomatopod - a kind of crustacean

stomatopod crustacean

crustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

order Stomatopoda, Stomatopoda - mantis shrimps

mantis crab, mantis shrimp - tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages

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