Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
mantis shrimp Word Origin noun
- any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
Origin of mantis shrimp First recorded in 1870–75 Also called mantis crab. British Dictionary definitions for mantis shrimp mantis shrimp mantis crab noun
- any of various burrowing marine shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda that have a pair of large grasping appendages: subclass MalacostracaSee also squilla