English Dictionary: stomatopoda | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Stomapoda \[d8]Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and {-poda}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also {Gastrula}, {Stomatopoda}, and {Squilloidea}. |