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jumbo shrimp

jumbo shrimp noun: a large size classification of the crustacean (shrimp); typically used in culinary contexts.

jumbo shrimp: a large size classification of the crustacean (shrimp); typically used in culinary contexts
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Noun

jumbo shrimp (plural jumbo shrimps)

  1. (marine biology) A large size classification of the crustacean (shrimp); typically used in culinary contexts.

Forms of jumbo shrimp

pluraljumbo shrimps

Questions about jumbo shrimp

What does jumbo shrimp mean?
Jumbo shrimp means a large size classification of the crustacean (shrimp); typically used in culinary contexts.
What part of speech is jumbo shrimp?
Jumbo shrimp is a noun.
What is the plural of jumbo shrimp?
The plural of jumbo shrimp is jumbo shrimps.

Words near jumbo shrimp in the dictionary

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  2. jumbo jet
  3. jumbo jets
  4. jumbo mortgage
  5. jumbo mortgages
  6. jumbo shrimp
  7. jumbo slice
  8. jumbo slices
  9. jumbo squid
  10. jumbogram
  11. jumbograms

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