water shrimp
now rare
noun
Any of various shrimplike crustaceans living in fresh water; especially an amphipod of the genus Gammarus or family Gammaridae, as the common European Gammarus pulex (now usually called freshwater shrimp).
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in William Ellis (c1700–1758), agriculturist and writer.
- metaconule
- metacresol
- metacritique
- metacromion
- metacryst
- metacultural
- metaculture
- metacyclic
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- metadiscourse
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- metafiction
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- metafictionist
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- metagabbro
- metagabbroic
- metagalactic