sand shrimp

noun

Japanese sand shrimp (Crangon affinis), of east Asian waters

Meanings

noun
  1. Japanese sand shrimp (Crangon affinis), of east Asian waters
  2. Brown shrimp, common shrimp, bay shrimp, grey shrimp Crangon crangon), of European waters
  3. Seven-spine bay shrimp or sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa), of the Atlantic coast of North America
  4. Greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis), of the Indo-Pacific.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: sand shrimp on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.