OPOSSUM SHRIMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does opossum shrimp mean? 

• OPOSSUM SHRIMP (noun)
  The noun OPOSSUM SHRIMP has 1 sense:

1. shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs

  Familiarity information: OPOSSUM SHRIMP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPOSSUM SHRIMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("opossum shrimp" is a kind of...):

malacostracan crustacean (a major subclass of crustaceans)

Holonyms ("opossum shrimp" is a member of...):

genus Mysis; Mysis (type genus of the family Mysidae)

genus Praunus; Praunus (a genus of Mysidae)