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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Crangon

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.
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2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in
contempt.
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This weak and writhled shrimp. --Shak.
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Opossum shrimp. (Zo["o]l.) See under Opossum.

Spector shrimp, or Skeleton shrimp (Zo["o]l.), any
slender amphipod crustacean of the genus Caprella and
allied genera. See Illust. under {L[ae]modopoda}.

Shrimp catcher (Zo["o]l.), the little tern ({Sterna
minuta}).

Shrimp net, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net
dragged over the fishing ground.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: Crangon

Crangon
n : type genus of the family Crangonidae [syn: genus Crangon]