squilla

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noun

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

Similar
mantis prawn
OriginLatin squilla ← Ancient Greek σκίλλα →
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Meanings

nounsquilla (plural squillas or squillae)

plural squillas · plural squillae

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna kind of mantis shrimp

Similar
mantis prawn
Broader
mantis shrimpmantis crab
Also see
squill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκίλλα
  2. Latinsquilla
  3. Englishsquilla

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with squilla

villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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Cite this entry
APA

squilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squilla

MLA

“squilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squilla.

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