rock shrimp
noun
: 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
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At every Nobu Hotel worldwide, guests can enjoy the restaurant’s most iconic dishes—like miso black cod, rock shrimp tempura and yellowtail sashimi—all served right in their room.
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At his namesake London restaurant, Korean-American chef Akira Back turns out crowd-pleasers (tuna pizza; Wagyu bulgogi tacos; creamy rock shrimp) long into the night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
One of the restaurant’s specialties is rock shrimp, which is sourced from the waterways near Titusville.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Feast on Indian River Lagoon rock shrimp at Dixie Crossroads.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At his namesake London restaurant, Korean-American chef Akira Back turns out crowd-pleasers (tuna pizza; Wagyu bulgogi tacos; creamy rock shrimp) long into the night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
One of the restaurant’s specialties is rock shrimp, which is sourced from the waterways near Titusville.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Feast on Indian River Lagoon rock shrimp at Dixie Crossroads.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Rock shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20shrimp. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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