Snapping Shrimp (Noun)
Meaning
Small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The sound of the snapping shrimp's loud click echoed through the ocean, a signal to other sea creatures of potential danger.
- Biologists studying the marine ecosystem were fascinated by the unique characteristics of the snapping shrimp found in the coral reef.
- The large chela of the snapping shrimp made a snapping noise so loud that it could be heard above the water, startling passing fishermen.
- Researchers have discovered that snapping shrimp can stun their prey or even deter predators with the shockwave produced by their snapping claw.
- Divers were aware of the snapping shrimp's presence in the rocky crevices beneath the surface of the ocean, where they used their enlarged chela for both defense and hunting.