mantis shrimp
noun
: stomatopod
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These wines were created to be enjoyed with food—consider cappellietti pasta with white cuttlefish ragu and mantis shrimp, or asparagus salad with broad beans, peas, saltwort with a cream of almonds and hazelnuts. 
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022 The final shot of the mantis shrimp with eggs landed him an honorable mention in the macro category. Eva Amsen, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 The brightest student in class responded within seconds with an image of the mantis shrimp, which possesses infrared vision. Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2021 Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile teach us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? cleveland, 20 July 2021 And many animals, from mayflies and mantis shrimp to lizards and bats, can perceive the polarization of light, a helpful navigation cue that, among other things, can be used to determine the position of the sun on overcast days. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021 The mantis shrimp were collected from burrows in seagrass beds along the Caribbean coast of Panama. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020 But according to a new paper published in the journal Animal Behavior, sometimes a mantis shrimp will compromise. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020 The beetle study is part of an $8 million project funded by the U.S. Air Force to explore how the biology of creatures such as mantis shrimp and bighorn sheep could help develop impact-resistant materials. Marion Renault, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020 See More
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022 The final shot of the mantis shrimp with eggs landed him an honorable mention in the macro category. Eva Amsen, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 The brightest student in class responded within seconds with an image of the mantis shrimp, which possesses infrared vision. Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2021 Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile teach us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? cleveland, 20 July 2021 And many animals, from mayflies and mantis shrimp to lizards and bats, can perceive the polarization of light, a helpful navigation cue that, among other things, can be used to determine the position of the sun on overcast days. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021 The mantis shrimp were collected from burrows in seagrass beds along the Caribbean coast of Panama. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020 But according to a new paper published in the journal Animal Behavior, sometimes a mantis shrimp will compromise. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020 The beetle study is part of an $8 million project funded by the U.S. Air Force to explore how the biology of creatures such as mantis shrimp and bighorn sheep could help develop impact-resistant materials. Marion Renault, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above