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seed shrimps

seed shrimps is the plural of seed shrimp.

Meaning of seed shrimp

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

Questions about seed shrimps

What is seed shrimps the plural of?
Seed shrimps is the plural of seed shrimp.

Words near seed shrimps in the dictionary

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

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