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SHRIMPS
Noun
shrimps
plural of shrimp
Verb
shrimps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shrimp
Noun
Shrimps
plural of Shrimp
Source: Wiktionary
SHRIMP
Shrimp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG. schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes, Da. & Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. Scrimp, Shrink, Shrivel.]
Definition: To contract; to shrink. [Obs.]
Shrimp, n. Etym: [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.]
1. (Zoƶl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. (b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine.
2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. Shak. Opossum shrimp. (Zoƶl.) See under Opossum.
– Spector shrimp, or Skeleton shrimp (Zoƶl.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus Caprella and allied genera. See Illust. under LƦmodopoda.
– Shrimp catcher (Zoƶl.), the little tern (Sterna minuta).
– Shrimp net, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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