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noun
A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A squill, a sea onion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
An insect resembling a mantis shrimp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
a kind of mantis shrimp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mantis prawn
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Broader terms: mantis shrimp, mantis crab
History
From Latin squilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).
