| stomapod | <zoology> One of the Stomapoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stomapoda | <zoology> 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. Synonym: Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea. Origin: NL. See Stoma, and -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |