Shrimp word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "shrimp" word
[noun] any of various edible decapod crustaceans
[noun] disparaging terms for small people
[verb] fish for shrimp
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\Shrimp\, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.] 1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also {prawns}. See Illust. of {Decapoda}.
(b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe {Caridea}, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form.
(c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under {Fairy}, and {Brine}. 2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. --Shak. {Opossum shrimp}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Opossum}. {Spector shrimp}, or {Skeleton shrimp} (Zo["o]l.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus {Caprella} and allied genera. See Illust. under {L[ae]modopoda}. {Shrimp catcher} (Zo["o]l.), the little tern ({Sterna minuta}). {Shrimp net}, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground.
Synonyms for shrimp
half-pint, peewee, prawn, runt
See also: Crangonidae | decapod | decapod crustacean | family Crangonidae | fish | pistol shrimp | pleopod | prawn | river prawn | seafood | shrimp | shrimp | shrimp cocktail | small person | snapping shrimp | swimmeret |
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Let's analyse "shrimp" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and One vowel. 16.7% of vowels is 21.9% less then average English word. Written in backwards: PMIRHS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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shrimp: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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