alpheid shrimp

noun

A pistol shrimp (Alpheidae).

Meanings

nounalpheid shrimp (plural alpheid shrimps or alpheid shrimp)

plural alpheid shrimps

  1. A pistol shrimp (Alpheidae).

Synonyms & antonyms

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