ghost shrimp

noun

Any of various aquatic crustaceans of the infraorder Thalassinidea, the genus Palaemonetes, or the family Caprellidae.

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Meanings

nounghost shrimp (plural ghost shrimps or ghost shrimp)

plural ghost shrimps

  1. Any of various aquatic crustaceans of the infraorder Thalassinidea, the genus Palaemonetes, or the family Caprellidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
skeleton shrimp

Translations

Portuguese caprelídeo
  • caprelídeoskeleton shrimp
Spanish caprélido
  • caprélidoskeleton shrimp
Cite this entry
APA

ghost shrimp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shrimp

MLA

“ghost shrimp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shrimp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost shrimp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20shrimp.

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