- Shrimp - Wikipedia
The term shrimp originated around the 14th century with the Middle English shrimpe, akin to the Middle Low German schrempen, and meaning to contract or wrinkle; and the Old Norse skorpna, meaning to shrivel up, or skreppa, meaning a thin person [12][13] It is not clear where the term prawn originated, but early forms of the word surfaced in
- SHRIMPS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SHRIMP is any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food; also : a small crustacean (such as an amphipod or a branchiopod) resembling the true shrimp How
- Shrimp - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
Originating from early 14th-century Middle English and Old Norse, shrimp means a slender, edible marine crustacean and also refers to fishing for them
- shrimp etymology online, origin and meaning
The word "shrimp" is derived from the Old English word "scrimp," which means "a small, dwarfish creature " A similar word in Middle English, "shrimp," was applied to the small crustaceans
- SHRIMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
6 meanings: 1 any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender Click for more definitions
- Shrimp - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
A shrimp is a small crustacean that lives on the ocean floor You may be most familiar with the shrimp you order at a seafood restaurant, but there are over 2,000 species of shrimp in the world
- Shrimp - Definition, Usage Quiz | Ultimate Lexicon
Etymology The word “shrimp” originated from the Middle English “shrimpe,” which means “to contract or wrinkle” and might refer to the small size and curved shape of shrimp First used in English in the 14th century
- shrimp - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
shrimp (shrimp), n , pl shrimps, (esp collectively) shrimp for 1, v , adj n Invertebrates any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food Informal Terms a diminutive or insignificant person v i to catch or try to catch shrimps adj Food (of food) made with or containing shrimp: shrimp salad of or
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