stomatopoda

Updated: January 9, 2026

What would you have thought of the poor little squilla, so prettily baptised by the fishermen, if I had taught you that it belonged to the order of Stomatopoda? You will scarcely be able to pronounce the word; but that is no fault of mine, it is spelt so.

Jean Macé - The History of a Mouthful of Bread : And its effect on the organization of men and animals