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peregrine shrimp

peregrine shrimp noun: metapenaeus stebbingi, a species of marine crustacean from the family Penaeidae.

Noun

peregrine shrimp

  1. Metapenaeus stebbingi, a species of marine crustacean from the family Penaeidae.
    Synonyms:
    pink shrimp

Synonyms of peregrine shrimp

Questions about peregrine shrimp

What does peregrine shrimp mean?
Peregrine shrimp means metapenaeus stebbingi, a species of marine crustacean from the family Penaeidae.
What part of speech is peregrine shrimp?
Peregrine shrimp is a noun.

Words near peregrine shrimp in the dictionary

  1. peregrine
  2. peregrine falcon
  3. peregrine falcons
  4. peregrine hawk
  5. peregrine hawks
  6. peregrine shrimp
  7. peregrines
  8. peregrinism
  9. peregrinities
  10. peregrinity
  11. Peregrino

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