单词 | grass shrimp |
释义 | > as lemmasgrass shrimp grass shrimp n. (also with distinguishing word) any of various small transparent-bodied shrimps of the genus Palaemonetes or (more widely) the family Palaemonidae, which are found worldwide in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments. ΚΠ 1908 Gulf Biol. Station Bull. No. 11. 22 This small species is sometimes called the ‘Grass Shrimp,’ from its habit of lurking among the weeds and grasses bordering the bayous and smaller streams along the coast. 1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 59 (caption) Common grass shrimp. Palaemonetes vulgaris... You can distinguish it by the reddish-brown spots on its tail. 2011 Contra Costa Times (Nexis) 11 May Grass shrimp, pile worms and eel are the best baits. < as lemmas |
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