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shrimp vs pistol shrimp

pistol shrimp vs shrimp

shrimp and pistol shrimp both are nouns.

shrimp is a verb but pistol shrimp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shrimp Yes No Yes No
pistol shrimp Yes No No No
As nouns, pistol shrimp is a hyponym of shrimp; that is, pistol shrimp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shrimp:
  • shrimp: small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
  • pistol shrimp: small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
Other hyponyms of shrimp include snapping shrimp.
shrimp (noun) pistol shrimp (noun)
small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
any of various edible decapod crustaceans
disparaging terms for small people
shrimp (verb) pistol shrimp (verb)
fish for shrimp
Difference between shrimp and pistol shrimp

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