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shrimpoluminescence

shrimpoluminescence noun: sonoluminescence caused by pistol shrimp (Alpheidae).

Noun

shrimpoluminescence (uncountable)

  1. Sonoluminescence caused by pistol shrimp (Alpheidae).

Origin of shrimpoluminescence

From shrimp + -o- + luminescence.

Questions about shrimpoluminescence

What does shrimpoluminescence mean?
Shrimpoluminescence means sonoluminescence caused by pistol shrimp (Alpheidae).
What part of speech is shrimpoluminescence?
Shrimpoluminescence is a noun.

Words near shrimpoluminescence in the dictionary

  1. shrimplet
  2. shrimplets
  3. shrimplike
  4. shrimpling
  5. shrimplings
  6. shrimpoluminescence
  7. shrimps
  8. shrimps up
  9. Shrimpton
  10. shrimpwich
  11. shrimpwiches

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