Meanings
nounpink shrimp (plural pink shrimps or pink shrimp)
plural pink shrimps
- Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Synonyms: Aesop prawn, Aesop shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, northern shrimp
- A peregrine shrimp, Metapenaeus stebbingi.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounShrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Similar
Aesop prawn, Aesop shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, northern shrimp
Translations
Bulgarian северна скарида
- северна скарида (severna skarida)Pandalus borealis
French crevette nordique, crevette nordique du Canada
- crevette nordiquePandalus borealis
- crevette nordique du CanadaPandalus borealis
German Eismeergarnele
- EismeergarnelePandalus borealis
Polish krewetka północna, pandaletka północna
- krewetka północnaPandalus borealis
- pandaletka północnaPandalus borealis
Russian се́верная креве́тка, се́верный шримс
- се́верная креве́тка (sévernaja krevétka)Pandalus borealis
- се́верный шримс (sévernyj šrims)Pandalus borealis
Swedish nordhavsräka
- nordhavsräkaPandalus borealis
Cite this entry
APA
pink shrimp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20shrimp
MLA
“pink shrimp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20shrimp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pink shrimp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20shrimp.
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