·noun Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. ·see ·Illust. under Stomapoda.
squilla, ae, v. scilla. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
squilla or scilla ae, a small shell-fish, shrimp: cum omnia in istā Consumis squillā (as a dainty d...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary