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Shrimp : (noun)
1: disparaging terms for small people [syn: runt, peewee, half-pint]
2: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: prawn]
3: small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with
a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are
edible
(verb)
1: fish for shrimp
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Shrimp : \Shrimp\, v. t. [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG.
schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes,
Da. & Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. Scrimp, Shrink,
Shrivel.]
To contract; to shrink. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Shrimp : \Shrimp\, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its
shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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