shrimp

en-noun

shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural shrimp or shrimps)

From Middle English schrimpe (“shrimp, puny person”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaz (“shrivelled”) (compare Middle High German schrimpf (“a scratch, minor wound”), Norwegian skramp (“thin horse, thin man”)), from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną (“to shrivel”) (compare Old English sċrimman (“to shrink”) and scrimp, Middle High German schrimpfen (“to shrink, dry up”), Swedish skrympa (“to shrink”)), from Proto-Indo-European *skremb-, *skr̥mb- (compare Lithuanian skrembti (“to crust over, stiffen”), and possibly Albanian shkrumb (“embers, ashes; crumble”)).

ပုစွန်

general term for prawn, shrimp, crab, lobster, scampi

1851, "A Lady of Charleston" (Sarah Rutledge), The Carolina Housewife, 2013, unnumbered page,
Butter well a deep dish, upon which place a thick layer of pounded biscuit; having picked and boiled your shrimps, put them upon the biscuit; a layer of shrimps, with small pieces of butter, a little pepper, mace or nutmeg.

Shrimp farming is in its infancy in Africa. but Asia has most of the world's shrimp farms.

1998, Claude E. Boyd, Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management, page 605:

Most shrimps belong to one of several families of the Infraorder Caridea (Chapter 4). However, coral shrimps and Venus shrimps are so different from the rest that a separate infraorder is warranted.

2004, Gary C. B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification, page 145:

America's favorite seafood, shrimp has always been a big seller at the Home Port. On any given day, we usually served around 40 to 50 pounds of shrimp.

2011, Will Holtham, Home Port Cookbook: Beloved Recipes from Martha's Vineyard, page 142:

How many shrimps do you have to eat / Before you make your skin turn pink? / Eat too much and you'll get sick / Shrimps are pretty rich

2014, Kero Kero Bonito (lyrics and music), “Flamingo” (overall work in English and Japanese):

Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

(slang, uncommon) Synonym of butterface: a person with an attractive body but unattractive face.


moi

(Central Vietnam) kind of small shrimp of the genus Acetes


caridoid

Any of various crustaceans related to shrimp.


peppermint shrimp

en-noun

peppermint shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural peppermint shrimp or peppermint shrimps)

peppermint shrimp (plural)
peppermint shrimps (plural)

peppermint + shrimp. The alternating red and white markings resemble the traditional colors of peppermint candies.

Lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.


Eismeergarnele

de-noun

Eismeergarnele f (genitive Eismeergarnele, plural Eismeergarnelen)

Eismeergarnele (genitive)
Eismeergarnelen (plural)
Eismeergarnele (nominative singular)
Eismeergarnelen (definite nominative plural)
Eismeergarnele (genitive singular)
Eismeergarnelen (definite genitive plural)
Eismeergarnele (dative singular)
Eismeergarnelen (dative definite plural)
Eismeergarnele (accusative singular)
Eismeergarnelen (accusative definite plural)

Eismeer (“polar sea”) + Garnele (“shrimp”)

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great northern prawn
great northern prawn

Pandalus borealis
Pandalus borealis#Translingual

pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, crevette nordique, northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)


pink shrimp

en-noun

pink shrimp (plural pink shrimps or pink shrimp)

pink shrimps (plural)
pink shrimp (plural)

Aesop prawn, Aesop shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, northern shrimp

Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.


crevette nordique

fr-noun

crevette nordique f (plural crevettes nordiques)


deepwater prawn

en-noun

deepwater prawn (plural deepwater prawns)

A species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.


deep-sea prawn

a species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.


great northern prawn

great northern prawn (plural great northern prawns)


northern shrimp

northern shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural northern shrimp or northern shrimps)

northern shrimp (plural)
northern shrimps (plural)


alpheid

(zoology) Any member of the family Alpheidae, the pistol shrimps.


atyid

(zoology) Any member of the family Atyidae of freshwater shrimp.


crangonid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Crangonidae.


gnathophyllid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Gnathophyllidae.


hippolytid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Hippolytidae.


oplophorid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Oplophoridae.


palaemonid

(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.


pandalid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Pandalidae.


pasiphaeid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Pasiphaeidae.


procaridid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Procarididae.


rhynchocinetid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Rhynchocinetidae.


stylodactylid

(zoology) Any member of the family Stylodactylidae.


alpheid shrimp

alpheid shrimp (plural alpheid shrimps or alpheid shrimp)

alpheid shrimps (plural)
alpheid shrimp (plural)


snapping shrimp

snapping shrimp (plural snapping shrimps or snapping shrimp)

snapping shrimps (plural)
snapping shrimp (plural)


pistol shrimp

pistol shrimp (plural pistol shrimps or pistol shrimp)

pistol shrimps (plural)
pistol shrimp (plural)

The snapping claw is reminiscent of a pistol.

An shrimp (Alpheidae) which has asymmetrical claws, the larger of which can be used to produce a loud snapping sound and shockwave that can stun or kill its prey.


alvinocarid

Any deep-sea shrimp of the genus Alvinocaris


鉄砲蝦

ja-noun

鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)蝦(えび) or 鉄砲蝦(テッポウエビ) • (teppōebi)

鉄砲蝦 (canonical)
鉄砲蝦 (canonical)
teppōebi (romanization)

Literally, “gun shrimp”, 鉄砲(てっぽう) (teppō, “gun”) + 蝦(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”)

ja-compound

teppo snapping shrimp
teppo snapping shrimp

snapping shrimp, specifically teppo snapping shrimp


teppo snapping shrimp

en-noun

teppo snapping shrimp (plural teppo snapping shrimps or teppo snapping shrimp)

teppo snapping shrimps (plural)
teppo snapping shrimp (plural)

Any of species Alpheus brevicristatus of snapping shrimp, distributed in East-Asian coastal waters.


alvinocaridid

Partial 16S sequences are only available for 10 alvinocaridid species (Table 4 ).

2015 July 11, “Phylogeny and New Classification of Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Shrimps of the Family Alvinocarididae (Decapoda)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Any shrimp of the family Alvinocarididae that inhabit deep-sea hydrothermal vents.


crevette grise

fr-noun

crevette grise f (plural crevettes grises)

a caridean shrimp of species Crangon crangon


ghost shrimp

en-noun

ghost shrimp (plural ghost shrimps or ghost shrimp)

ghost shrimps (plural)
ghost shrimp (plural)

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


anchistioidid

The two species from the sole anchistioidid genus ( Anchistioides ) formed a strong clade in all analyses.

2015, Sammy De Grave et al., “Let’s be pals again: major systematic changes in Palaemonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI:

Any shrimp of the family Anchistioididae.


hymenocerid

Instead, there appear to be at least two clades of Pontoniinae species (Clades I and II as per Kou et al., 2013b ; Gan et al., 2015 ), including the ex-gnathophyllid and hymenocerid genera in Clade II, and yet these two clades of Pontoniinae do not necessarily form a clade with each other ( Fig.


palaemonoid

The other palaemonoid families are therein jointly defined primarily by the slender third maxilliped and the mandible usually with a prominent incisor.

Any shrimp of the superfamily Palaemonoidea


pontoniine

Of course, concomitant with the rich bauplan diversity of pontoniine and palaemonine taxa, more variation exists than herein illustrated.

Any shrimp of the subfamily Pontoniinae.


ruốc

vi-noun

(classifier con (“Acetes shrimps, octopus dollfusi”)) ruốc • (𩽖)

Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *prhuək, derived from *phɔɔk ~ *pʔɔɔk (“fish-paste”); compare Khmer ប្រហុក (prɑɑhok, “fish-paste”), ផ្អក (phʼɑɑk, “fish-paste”), Mon ဖြံက် (hərɔk, “fish-paste”).


daggerblade grass shrimp

en-noun

daggerblade grass shrimp (plural daggerblade grass shrimps)

A grass shrimp of species Palaemon pugio


sand shrimp

Brown shrimp, common shrimp, bay shrimp, grey shrimp Crangon crangon), of European waters


甘海老

甘海老 (canonical)
甘海老 (canonical)
amaebi (romanization)

From 甘(あま) (ama-, “sweet”) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”).

ja-compound

北国赤海老 北国赤海老#Japanese

(common name) Synonym of 北国赤海老 (hokkoku akaebi, “Pandalus eous, a species of shrimp valued in Japan”)


sun anemone shrimp

en-noun

sun anemone shrimp (plural sun anemone shrimp)

Periclimenes rathbunae, a species of shrimp found in the Gulf of Mexico.


-caris

From Latin caris (“shrimp, marine crab”), from Ancient Greek καρίς (karís)

Used to form taxonomic names of shrimp-like copepods, principally carideans


risarækja

is-noun

risarækja f (genitive singular risarækju, nominative plural risarækjur)

risarækju (genitive singular)
risarækjur (nominative plural)
risarækja (indefinite nominative singular)
risarækjan (definite nominative singular)
risarækjur (indefinite nominative plural)
risarækjurnar (definite nominative plural)
risarækju (accusative indefinite singular)
risarækjuna (accusative definite singular)
risarækjur (accusative indefinite plural)
risarækjurnar (accusative definite plural)
risarækju (dative indefinite singular)
risarækjunni (dative definite singular)
risarækjum (dative indefinite plural)
risarækjunum (dative definite plural)
risarækju (genitive indefinite singular)
risarækjunnar (definite genitive singular)
risarækna (genitive indefinite plural)
risarækja (genitive indefinite plural)
risaræknanna (definite genitive plural)
risarækjanna (definite genitive plural)


牡丹海老

ja-noun

牡(ぼ)丹(たん)海老(えび) or 牡丹海老(ボタンエビ) • (botan'ebi)

牡丹海老 (canonical)
牡丹海老 (canonical)
botan'ebi (romanization)

⇒ English: botan shrimp

From 牡丹(ぼたん) (botan, “peony”) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”).

ja-compound

botan shrimp, Pandalus nipponensis, a species of shrimp regularly used in Japan for sushi


Macrobrachium

→ German: Großarmgarnele (calque)

→ Japanese: 手長海老 (tenagaebi) (calque)

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மேக்ரோபிராக்கியம்

→ Tamil: மேக்ரோபிராக்கியம் (mēkrōpirākkiyam) (transliteration)

macro- (“large”) + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn, “(upper) arm”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Palaemonidae – certain crayfish.