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shrimps

  • plural
    of shrimp.
    shrimp
    noun
    any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
  • present tense form
    of shrimp (3rd person singular).
    shrimp
    noun
    any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.

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That with a bite of the eggplant, which is really soft and almost souplike, and then with one of the shrimps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

For its owner, Greenlandic company Polar Seafoods, which sells shrimps, crab and halibut, shorter and direct flights mean new business possibilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024

Trillions of fish, shrimps, amphipods, jellyfish, and squid rise to feed, using the cover of darkness to hide from predators.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024

"It is conceivable that if we did the experiment on shrimps that had been exposed for a longer period or during critical stages in their life history, it would affect their sperm levels and quality."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023

Only Beaudelet remained behind, tinkering at his boat and Mariequita walked away with her basket of shrimps, casting a look of childish ill-humor and reproach at Robert from the comer of her eye.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin