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squilla

squilla noun: a dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.

squilla: a dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks
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Noun

squilla (plural squillas or squillae)

  1. A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
  2. (obsolete) A squill, a sea onion.
  3. A mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
  4. (obsolete) An insect resembling a mantis shrimp.

Forms of squilla

pluralsquillas
pluralsquillae

Origin of squilla

From Latin squilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Words that rhyme with squilla

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Questions about squilla

What does squilla mean?
Squilla means a dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
What part of speech is squilla?
Squilla is a noun.
What is the plural of squilla?
The plural of squilla is squillas.

Words near squilla in the dictionary

  1. squilgeers
  2. squilgees
  3. squill
  4. squill-gee
  5. squill-gees
  6. squilla
  7. Squillace
  8. Squillaces
  9. squillae
  10. squillagee
  11. squillagees

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