ghost shrimp
Americannoun
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Other species to have been named after the broadcaster in the past include a wildflower, butterfly, grasshopper, dinosaur and ghost shrimp.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Calambokidis has been looking into what draws the Sounders to the area: ghost shrimp burrowed in the intertidal Snohomish River delta.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
Snuffling up ghost shrimp in hundreds of pounds per day, scientists estimate, the Sounders within weeks are looking robust indeed, said John Durban, senior scientist at Southall Environmental Associates.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
Over time, they have attracted whale watchers and ignited the concerns of local fishermen, who also harvest the 7-centimeter, whitish ghost shrimp for live bait.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2017
But instead of our parents’ pods, the room’s back wall is a stack of beehive beds, each covered in a warming blanket for a thin-skinned ghost shrimp.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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