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单词 snapping shrimp
释义

snapping shrimp in American English

noun
any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw
Also called: pistol shrimp
Word origin
[1940–45]

Examples of 'snapping shrimp' in a sentence
snapping shrimp

Large colonies of snapping shrimp sound, apparently, like the crackling of an enormous fire.Unlike toadfish, snapping shrimp were active both day and night.In the high-frequency band, where more invertebrate noises tend to cluster, another cryptic species dominated: the snapping shrimp.
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