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mantis shrimp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mantis crab

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stomatopod, stomatopod crustacean

Narrower terms: squilla, mantis prawn

History

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: mantisgarnaal — stomatopod
  • Basque: itsas mantis — stomatopod
  • Catalan: galera — stomatopod
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (haa1 gu1) — stomatopod
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (hà-kŭ) — stomatopod
  • Chinese: 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (hê-ko͘) — stomatopod
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (xiāgū) — stomatopod
  • Danish: søknæler — stomatopod
  • Dutch: bidsprinkhaankreeft — stomatopod
  • Dutch: mantisgarnaal — stomatopod
  • Finnish: sirkkaäyriäinen — stomatopod
  • Finnish: mantisrapu — stomatopod
  • French: squille — stomatopod
  • French: crevette-mante — stomatopod
  • Georgian: პირფეხია (ṗirpexia) — stomatopod
  • German: Fangschreckenkrebs — stomatopod
  • Greek: γαρίδα μάντης (garída mántis) — stomatopod
  • Ancient Greek: κραγγών (krangṓn) — stomatopod
  • Hungarian: sáskarák — stomatopod
  • Indonesian: udang sentadu — stomatopod
  • Irish: ribe róibéis maintise — stomatopod
  • Italian: canocchia — stomatopod
  • Japanese: 蝦蛄 (shako) — stomatopod
  • Korean: 구각목 (gugangmok) — stomatopod
  • Korean: 갯가재 (gaetgajae) — stomatopod
  • Lithuanian: burnakojis — stomatopod
  • Malay: udang lipan — stomatopod
  • Navajo: táłtłʼááh naakaii náásééł yił aheełtʼéhii — stomatopod
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjøkneler — stomatopod
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøknelar — stomatopod
  • Polish: ustonóg — stomatopod
  • Portuguese: tamarutaca — stomatopod
  • Portuguese: lagosta-gafanhoto — stomatopod
  • Portuguese: lacraia-do-mar — stomatopod
  • Russian: ротоно́г (rotonóg) — stomatopod
  • Russian: рак-богомол (rak-bogomol) — stomatopod
  • Slovene: bogomolčar — stomatopod
  • Spanish: galera — stomatopod
  • Spanish: langosta mantis — stomatopod
  • Swedish: mantisräka — stomatopod
  • Tagalog: tatampal — stomatopod
  • Tagalog: alupihang-dagat — stomatopod
  • Tagalog: hipong-dapa — stomatopod
  • Thai: กั้ง (gâng) — stomatopod
  • Turkish: mantis karidesi — stomatopod
  • Turkish: peygamberdevesi karidesi — stomatopod
  • Ukrainian: ротоног (rotonoh) — stomatopod
  • Ukrainian: рак-богомол (rak-bohomol) — stomatopod
  • Vietnamese: tôm tít — stomatopod
  • Vietnamese: bề bề — stomatopod