Category:Stomapoda

Sto*map"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [nl. See stoma, and -poda.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.