emperor shrimp

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounemperor shrimp (plural emperor shrimps or emperor shrimp)

plural emperor shrimps

  1. 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.
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