from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of macrurous crustaceans, typical of the family Crangonidæ. The best-known species is the common shrimp of Europe, C. vulgaris.
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- n. type genus of the family Crangonidae
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It is very different with the crangon, or squilla; it has four front legs on either side, then three thin ones close behind on either side, and the rest of the body is for the most part devoid of feet.