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pistol shrimps

pistol shrimps is the plural of pistol shrimp.

Meaning of pistol shrimp

Noun

pistol shrimp (plural pistol shrimps or pistol shrimp)

  1. A shrimp (Alpheidae) which has asymmetrical claws, the larger of which can be used to produce a loud snapping sound and shockwave that can stun or kill its prey.

Questions about pistol shrimps

What is pistol shrimps the plural of?
Pistol shrimps is the plural of pistol shrimp.

Words near pistol shrimps in the dictionary

  1. pistol grips
  2. pistol pipe
  3. pistol pipes
  4. Pistol River
  5. pistol shrimp
  6. pistol shrimps
  7. pistol squat
  8. pistol-pipe
  9. pistol-pipes
  10. pistol-whip
  11. pistol-whipped

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