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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

snap′ping shrimp′,

Invertebratesany common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw. Also called pistol shrimp.

1940–45

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