rock shrimp


rock shrimp

noun

Definition of ROCK SHRIMP

: any of several hard-shelled warm-water shrimp (genus Sicyonia, especially S. brevirostris) that are harvested chiefly in the Gulf of Mexico and widely sold as food

First Known Use of ROCK SHRIMP

1973

Rhymes with ROCK SHRIMP

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