'Squilloidea' definitions:

Definition of 'Squilloidea'

From: GCIDE

Stomapoda \Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Stoma, and -poda.] (Zool.) 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]