PISTOL SHRIMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pistol shrimp; snapping shrimp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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