skeleton shrimp
Noun 1. small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed (hypernym) amphipod (member-holonym) Caprella, genus Caprella | ||||
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Skeleton shrimp Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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skeleton shrimp
skeleton shrimp
n : small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
skeleton shrimp
(zo?l.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus caprella and allied genera. see illust. under l?modopoda...
see shrimp
skeleton shrimp
(zo?l.), a small crustacean of the genus caprella. see illust. under l?modipoda...
see skeleton
skeleton shrimp
n : small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
skeleton shrimp
(zo?l.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus caprella and allied genera. see illust. under l?modopoda...
see shrimp
skeleton shrimp
(zo?l.), a small crustacean of the genus caprella. see illust. under l?modipoda...
see skeleton
Skeleton shrimp Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Skeleton shrimp
Skeleton shrimp are marine crustaceans of the infraorder Caprellida. The name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them virtually to disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed. Most species are predators, some are filter feeders. They remain motionless for long periods of time while waiting to ambush their prey, often protozoa or small worms. Females of some species of skeleton shrimp kill the males after mating, using venom injected by a venomous claw.
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