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squilla

Rhymes with -ɪlə

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From Latin squilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

noun squillas · squillae

  1. A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
  2. obsolete A squill, a sea onion.
  3. A mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
  4. obsolete An insect resembling a mantis shrimp.

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@misc{squilla_2026,
  title = {squilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}