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peppermint shrimp

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

peppermint shrimp: lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red...
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Noun

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

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

Forms of peppermint shrimp

pluralpeppermint shrimp
pluralpeppermint shrimps

Origin of peppermint shrimp

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

Questions about peppermint shrimp

What does peppermint shrimp mean?
Peppermint shrimp means lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.
What part of speech is peppermint shrimp?
Peppermint shrimp is a noun.
What is the plural of peppermint shrimp?
The plural of peppermint shrimp is peppermint shrimp.

Words near peppermint shrimp in the dictionary

  1. peppermint drop
  2. peppermint drops
  3. peppermint geranium
  4. peppermint geraniums
  5. peppermint oil
  6. peppermint shrimp
  7. peppermint shrimps
  8. peppermint stick
  9. peppermint sticks
  10. peppermint tree
  11. peppermint trees

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