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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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They feed on small reef fishes, shrimps, octopuses, crabs, sea urchins and lobsters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

"Pachystropheus probably lived the life of a modern-day otter, eating small fish or invertebrates such as shrimps," says Dr David Whiteside, another supervisor.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 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 should also be noted that in the US, India and other parts of the world the plural shrimp is used, rather than shrimps.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

So he hooked a patch of yellow Gulf weed with the gaff as they passed and shook it so that the small shrimps that were in it fell onto the planking of the skiff.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway