"snapping shrimp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snapping shrimps [plural], snapping shrimp [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} snapping shrimp (plural snapping shrimps or snapping shrimp)
  1. Synonym of pistol shrimp. Synonyms: pistol shrimp [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: teppo snapping shrimp
    Sense id: en-snapping_shrimp-en-noun-Fsrk~hJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Caridean shrimp

Inflected forms

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    },
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Caridean shrimp",
          "orig": "en:Caridean shrimp",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "teppo snapping shrimp"
        }
      ],
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        "Synonym of pistol shrimp."
      ],
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          "pistol shrimp#English"
        ]
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "snapping shrimp"
}
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    {
      "word": "teppo snapping shrimp"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
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        "Synonym of pistol shrimp."
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}

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