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ghost nipper

ghost nipper noun: a marine yabby; a species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait.

Noun

ghost nipper (plural ghost nippers)

  1. (Australia) A marine yabby; a species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait.

Forms of ghost nipper

pluralghost nippers

Questions about ghost nipper

What does ghost nipper mean?
Ghost nipper means a marine yabby; a species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait.
What part of speech is ghost nipper?
Ghost nipper is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost nipper?
The plural of ghost nipper is ghost nippers.

Words near ghost nipper in the dictionary

  1. ghost moose
  2. ghost moth
  3. ghost moths
  4. ghost net
  5. ghost nets
  6. ghost nipper
  7. ghost nippers
  8. ghost note
  9. ghost note shuffle
  10. ghost note shuffles
  11. ghost notes

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