mantis shrimps

A form of mantis shrimp — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mantis shrimp
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