peppermint shrimp
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
peppermint + shrimp. The alternating red and white markings resemble the traditional colors of peppermint candies.
Noun[edit]
peppermint shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural peppermint shrimp or peppermint shrimps)
- Lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.
References[edit]
- peppermint shrimp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lysmata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lysmata wurdemanni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons