HyperDic: snapping_shrimp

English > 1 sense of the expression snapping shrimp:
NOUNanimalsnapping shrimp, pistol shrimpsmall shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
English > snapping shrimp: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae.
Synonympistol shrimp
Broadershrimpsmall slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers

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