ˈsquilloid, a. and n. Zool.
[f. squilla 3 + -oid.]
a. adj. Resembling the Squilla or mantis-shrimp. b. n. A shrimp resembling the Squilla.
| 1852 Dana Crust i. 613 In the Squilloids, the ophthalmic and two antennary segments are distinctly marked. Ibid. 614 There is only a single type, the Squilloid, divisible. |