squille

French

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squille

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Etymology

From Latin squilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skij/, /skil/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

squille f (plural squilles)

1. mantis crab

   Dans les squilles ou mantes de mer, la structure de la mandibule est la plus singulière. (Cuvier, Anat. comp., t. 3, 1805, p. 306)

Further reading

• “squille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• quilles