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shrimp vs snapping shrimp

snapping shrimp vs shrimp

shrimp and snapping shrimp both are nouns.

shrimp is a verb but snapping shrimp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shrimp Yes No Yes No
snapping shrimp Yes No No No
As nouns, snapping shrimp is a hyponym of shrimp; that is, snapping 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
  • snapping shrimp: small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
Other hyponyms of shrimp include pistol shrimp.
shrimp (noun) snapping 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) snapping shrimp (verb)
fish for shrimp
Difference between shrimp and snapping shrimp

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