squilla, mantis prawn
(noun) a kind of mantis shrimp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squilla (plural squillas or squillae)
A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
(botany, obsolete) The squill, the sea onion.
(zoology) The mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
(zoology, obsolete) An insect resembling the mantis shrimp.
Source: Wiktionary
Squil"la, n.; pl. E. Squillas, L. Squillæ. Etym: [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See Squill.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
