Mussel Shrimp (Noun)
Meaning
Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The mussel shrimp crawled slowly across the ocean floor, its shell filtering tiny particles of food from the water.
- Mussel shrimp are an important part of the marine ecosystem, serving as a food source for many larger animals.
- After dredging the lake, the researchers found a large number of mussel shrimp living among the rocks and weeds.
- The mussel shrimp's unique shell allowed it to thrive in a variety of aquatic environments, from shallow tide pools to deep-sea trenches.
- In the aquarium, the mussel shrimp were a popular attraction, their tiny shells opening and closing as they fed on plankton.