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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 chelae

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

Dictionary entry details

• PISTOL SHRIMP (noun)

Sense 1

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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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