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stomatopods
(English) Group of marine crustaceans that comprises the mantis shrimps, strange shrimp-like organisms with enlarged anterior pincers whose outer joints fold back against the basal joints as in the praying mantis; the terminal segment of the tail of some stomatopods is armed with sharp spines and a flip of the tail can be painful to an unprotected hand. (See also: crustaceans)
stomatopodes
(French) Groupe de crustacés marins qui comprennent les squilles, organismes en forme de crevette avec des pinces antérieures agrandies dont les joints externes se plient vers le postérieur contre les joints basaux comme chez la mante religieuse ; le segment terminal de la queue de quelques stomatopods est armé avec des épines tranchantes qu’un coup de queue peut être douloureux à la main sans protection. (See also: crustaceans)
estomatópodes
(Portuguese) Grupo de crustáceos marinhos que compreende as mantis (estranhos "camarões" que possuem grandes pinças anteriores que se dobram em "posição de rezar" como as louva-a-deus). (See also: crustaceans)

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