Squilla
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See also: squilla
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Squilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Squillidae – certain mantis shrimps.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus):
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Squilla mantis - type species
References[edit]
Squilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Squilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Squilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From squilla (“little bell; shrimp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskʷil.la/, [ˈs̠kʷɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskwil.la/, [ˈskwilːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Squilla m sg (genitive Squillae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Gavius Squilla Gallicanus, a Roman senator
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Squilla |
| Genitive | Squillae |
| Dative | Squillae |
| Accusative | Squillam |
| Ablative | Squillā |
| Vocative | Squilla |
References[edit]
- “Squilla Gallicanus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray