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Answer for the clue "A kind of mantis shrimp ", 7 letters:
squilla

Word definitions for squilla in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Squilla is a genus of mantis shrimp . It includes the following species: Squilla aculeata Bigelow, 1893 Squilla biformis Bigelow, 1891 Squilla bigelowi Schmitt, 1940 Squilla brasiliensis Calman, 1917 Squilla cadenati Manning, 1970 Squilla caribaea Manning, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any of the genus (taxlink Squilla genus noshow=1) of mantis shrimps.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: mantis prawn ] [also: squillae (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squilla \Squil"la\ (skw[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. E. Squillas (-l[.a]z), L. Squill[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See Squill .] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows ...