Crustaceans and Shrimp

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Shrimp and crustaceans are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrimp" instead a noun "Crustaceans".

Shrimp noun - A living thing much smaller than others of its kind.

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Crustaceans and shrimp are semantically related. You can use "Crustaceans" instead a noun "Shrimp".

Nearby Words: shrimpy, shrimping

Flamingos are often said to be shrimp-eaters, but this is a generalization (the greater flamingo does eat crustaceans, but the lesser flamingo mostly feeds on algae).

Source: Stock Animal Diet
Triops, small crustaceans popular as low-maintenance pets similar to brine shrimp (sea-monkeys), have a small third median eye (hence the name).

Source: Extra Eyes
To eat its dinner of molluscs and crustaceans though, the mantis shrimp doesn't bother with prying them open: it BLASTS them open with its clublike arms, which strike with the acceleration of a .22 BULLET.

Source: Killer Rabbit / Real Life

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