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CIDE DICTIONARY

stomapoda

CIDE DICTIONARY

stomapodan. pl. [NL. See Stoma, and -poda.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

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