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Definition of shrimp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shrimp

noun
 
/ʃrɪmp/
 
/ʃrɪmp/
(plural shrimps, shrimp)
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  1. a small shellfish that can be eaten, like a prawn but smaller. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.Topics Fish and shellfishb2
  2. (North American English)
    (also prawn especially in British English)
    a shellfish that can be eaten, with ten legs and a long tail. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.
    • grilled shrimp
    Topics Fish and shellfishb2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably related to Middle Low German schrempen ‘to wrinkle’, Middle High German schrimpfen ‘to contract’, also to scrimp.
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