Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mantis shrimp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: man-tis shrimp
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

Inflected Forms

mantis shrimps (plural)

Synonyms

prawn killer thumb splitter mantis crab

Questions

What does mantis shrimp mean?: A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

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