Squilla
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Squilla is a noun meaning A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
Meaning
A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
More Meanings
- (botany, obsolete) A squill, a sea onion.
- (zoology) A mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.
- (zoology, obsolete) An insect resembling a mantis shrimp.
Word Forms
- squillas
- squillae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squall, bell, squealdom, squawking, squaller, pling.
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