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

picture of a prawn

shrimp

noun

shrimp pronunciation English

ʃrɪmp

shrimp pronunciation American

ʃrɪmp

plural shrimps or shrimp

1 a small shellfish that can be eaten, like a prawn but smaller. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.2 (North American English) = prawngrilled shrimp