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 Definitions of mantis shrimp  [ænˈtɪs ə]  

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Definition of 'mantis shrimp' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mantis shrimp
any of numerous shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda having a greatly enlarged second pair of grasping forelimbs somewhat resembling those of a mantis.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'mantis shrimp' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mantis shrimp, mantis crab
tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages

'mantis shrimp' - Nearby Entries  

mantis prawn  mantis religioso  mantis shrimp  mantissa  mantle  mantled  mantled ground squirrel  



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