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An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal …

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  1. n. pl. An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea.
  2. An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea.
  3. An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipedsare leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have alarge and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach andheart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Calledalso Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea.