Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 1 compound words that contain shrimps. The most common are listed below. Open shrimps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- brine shrimpsplural of brine shrimp: An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.
- clam shrimpsplural of clam shrimp: Any branchiopod crustacean of the suborders Cyclestherida, Laevicaudata, or Spinicaudata (of the disused superorder Conchostraca), covered by a bivalve shell and well adopted to live in temporary, shallow ponds, with …
- fairy shrimpsplural of fairy shrimp: A small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages and swimming on its back.
- mantis shrimpsplural of mantis shrimp: A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.
- potted shrimpsAlternative form of potted shrimp: A traditional Lancastrian dish of brown shrimp in mace-flavored butter, set in a small pot.
- skeleton shrimpsplural of skeleton shrimp: Any member of the Caprellidae, a family of amphipods with a slender thread-like body.
- tadpole shrimpsplural of tadpole shrimp: A crustacean of the order Notostraca.
- peacock mantis shrimpsplural of peacock mantis shrimp: A mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks.
- Aesop shrimpsplural of Aesop shrimp: Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- brown shrimpsplural of brown shrimp: Any of various types of shrimp.
- cleaner shrimpsplural of cleaner shrimp: Any of a number of swimming decapod crustaceans that clean other organisms of parasites.
- emperor shrimpsplural of emperor shrimp: A species of true shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, living commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus; it is found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
- ghost shrimpsplural of ghost shrimp: Any of various aquatic crustaceans of the infraorder Thalassinidea, the genus Palaemonetes, or the family Caprellidae.
- land shrimpsplural of land shrimp: An insect, when considered as food.
- lawn shrimpsplural of lawn shrimp: Various species of terrestrial amphipods (commonly Arcitalitrus sylvaticus), found in lawns or other vegetation.
- mussel shrimpsplural of mussel shrimp: An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
- northern shrimpsplural of northern shrimp: Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- peppermint shrimpsplural of peppermint shrimp: Lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.
- pink shrimpsplural of pink shrimp: Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- pistol shrimpsplural of pistol shrimp: A shrimp (Alpheidae) which has asymmetrical claws, the larger of which can be used to produce a loud snapping sound and shockwave that can stun or kill its prey.
- seed shrimpsplural of seed shrimp: An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
- shrimps upthird-person singular simple present indicative of shrimp up: To cower or flinch; to shrink back.
- snapping shrimpsplural of snapping shrimp: A shrimp (Alpheidae) which has asymmetrical claws, the larger of which can be used to produce a loud snapping sound and shockwave that can stun or kill its prey.
- clown mantis shrimpsplural of clown mantis shrimp: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- harlequin mantis shrimpsplural of harlequin mantis shrimp: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
Compound words 1
- brineshrimpsplural of brineshrimp: An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.