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mantis shrimp 

A mantis type shrimp that lives in the ocean. It is a very creepy animal that you never want to tangle with.

There are two different types of mantis shrimp. One has a a hammer like claw, while the other has sharp claws that dig into your leg muscles. They are known to smash aquariums with their elbows.
BAM! I just got stabbed by a mantis shrimp. Now I'm dead.
mantis shrimp by ryan April 16, 2004
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Mantis shrimp 

Gods favorite animal. Being Gods favorite animal it can shatter glass instantly and can see more colors than people due to having more color recepters in their eye. If that wasn't enough they can also be born with one of two types of hands. One of the two types of hands is a claw which has the power to kill a crab instantly. The other is even more powerful and it is a club hand the club hand strikes so fast and hard it generates plasma for a split second. Lastly they also strike in less than half a second.
Guy1: Hey look a mantis shrimp let me touch it.
Guy2: Your finger its gone!!!
Guy1: AHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Mantis shrimp by Mr. Potato. February 15, 2022

mantis shrimp 

actually not a true Shrimp, it is actually a type of Stomotopod that frequently comes with live rock. It eats basically anything and can cause havoc in reef systems. Peacock Mantis' are known to grow up to 6'' and some species have the striking power of a .22 pistol! They're by far the coolest live rock hitchhiker. If you have a Mantis Shrimp, it may make a sharp CRACKING noise which means its banging or striking against the glass or something in your tank; known to eat coral, fish and inverts.
guy 1: Dude I just got a mantis shrimp in my live rock, he's so cool looking
me: You're so lucky man!
mantis shrimp by PatC September 22, 2005

Mantis Shrimp 

The mantis shrimp sees more colors than any other animal. ... As compared to humans' measly three color-receptive cones, the mantis shrimp has 16 color-receptive cones, can detect ten times more color than a human, and probably sees more colors than any other animal on the planet.
The mantis shrimp sees more colors than any other animal. ... As compared to humans' measly three color-receptive cones, the mantis shrimp has 16 color-receptive cones, can detect ten times more color than a human, and probably sees more colors than any other animal on the planet.
Mantis Shrimp by xenoscum January 12, 2021

mantis shrimp 

The act of punching someone or something as hard as u physically can
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