tiger shrimp


tiger shrimp

noun

Definition of TIGER SHRIMP

: a large shrimp (Penaeus monodon of the family Penaeidae) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that is often farmed and widely sold as food

First Known Use of TIGER SHRIMP

1979

Rhymes with TIGER SHRIMP

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