Stomapoda \Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Stoma, and -poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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