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PISTOL SHRIMP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
Synonyms:
pistol shrimp; snapping shrimp
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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)