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PISTOL SHRIMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pistol shrimp mean? 

PISTOL SHRIMP (noun)
  The noun PISTOL SHRIMP has 1 sense:

1. small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelaeplay

  Familiarity information: PISTOL SHRIMP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PISTOL SHRIMP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pistol shrimp; snapping shrimp

Hypernyms ("pistol shrimp" is a kind of...):

shrimp (small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible)


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