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seed shrimp

seed shrimp noun: an ostracod (class Ostracoda).

Noun

seed shrimp (plural seed shrimps or seed shrimp)

  1. An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
    • Seed shrimps (Ostracoda), usually less than 0.1 inch long, are bivalved (clamlike) crustaceans found in fresh waters of all types.1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86
    Synonyms:
    mussel shrimp

Synonyms of seed shrimp

Forms of seed shrimp

pluralseed shrimps
pluralseed shrimp

Questions about seed shrimp

What does seed shrimp mean?
Seed shrimp means an ostracod (class Ostracoda).
What part of speech is seed shrimp?
Seed shrimp is a noun.
What is the plural of seed shrimp?
The plural of seed shrimp is seed shrimps.

Words near seed shrimp in the dictionary

  1. seed plants
  2. seed pod
  3. seed pods
  4. seed potato
  5. seed potatoes
  6. seed shrimp
  7. seed shrimps
  8. seed stitch
  9. seed stitches
  10. seed stock
  11. seed stocks

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