pistol shrimp.
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pistol shrimp — noun small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae • Syn: ↑snapping shrimp • Hypernyms: ↑shrimp * * * noun see pistol prawn … Useful english dictionary
pistol shrimp. — See snapping shrimp … Useful english dictionary
Tiger pistol shrimp — Alpheus bellulus A. bellulus and Cryptocentrus cinctus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Shrimp — For other uses, see Shrimp (disambiguation). Shrimp Temporal range: Lower Jurassic–Recent … Wikipedia
shrimp — shrimplike, adj. /shrimp/, n., pl. shrimps, (esp. collectively) shrimp for 1, v., adj. n. 1. any of several small, long tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food. 2. Informal. a… … Universalium
pistol prawn — noun or pistol shrimp : snapping shrimp … Useful english dictionary
snapping shrimp — noun small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae • Syn: ↑pistol shrimp • Hypernyms: ↑shrimp * * * noun : any of numerous small shrimps (family Crangonidae) that make a sharp snapping sound with one of their chelae… … Useful english dictionary
Mantis shrimp — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
snapping shrimp — any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw. Also called pistol shrimp. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
New Zealand pistol prawn — Taxobox name = New Zealand pistol prawn regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Caridea familia = Alpheidae genus = Alpheus species = A. novaezelandiae binomial = Alpheus… … Wikipedia
