Meaning Of The Word Shrimp

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What's The Definition Of Shrimp?

shrimp
countable noun: Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs.

shrimp in American English
any of a large number of small, slender, long-tailed decapods, mostly marine: many are highly valued as food
to fish for shrimp

shrimp in American Englishfor 1, esp collectively
adjective: made with or containing shrimp
intransitive verb: to catch or try to catch shrimps
noun: any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food

shrimp in British English
noun: any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers

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