Caprella

noun

Ca·​prel·​la

kəˈprelə

: a genus of small amphipod crustaceans that are found chiefly on seaweeds and that have a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of Latin capra

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