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mantis shrimp

mantis shrimp noun: a stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

mantis shrimp: a stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace...
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Noun

mantis shrimp (plural mantis shrimps or mantis shrimp)

  1. A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

mantis shrimp meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

mantis shrimp in Tamil

மோட்டிறால்

mantis shrimp in Tagalog

stomatopod
tatampal, alupihang-dagat, hipong-dapa

mantis shrimp in Malay

stomatopod
udang lipan

mantis shrimp in Indonesian

stomatopod
udang sentadu
More languagesFewer languages
mantis shrimp in Thai
กั้ง gâng
mantis shrimp in Vietnamese
tôm tít, bề bề

Synonyms of mantis shrimp

Forms of mantis shrimp

pluralmantis shrimps
pluralmantis shrimp

Questions about mantis shrimp

What does mantis shrimp mean?
Mantis shrimp means a stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.
What is mantis shrimp in Tamil?
Mantis shrimp in Tamil is மோட்டிறால். See Mantis shrimp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mantis shrimp?
Mantis shrimp is a noun.
What is the plural of mantis shrimp?
The plural of mantis shrimp is mantis shrimps.

Words near mantis shrimp in the dictionary

  1. mantique
  2. mantiques
  3. mantis
  4. mantis crab
  5. mantis crabs
  6. mantis shrimp
  7. mantis shrimps
  8. mantises
  9. mantisflies
  10. mantisfly
  11. mantislike

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