snapping shrimp
noun
any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw.
Also called
pistol shrimp.
Origin of snapping shrimp
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby snapping shrimp
snaphaunce,
snapper,
snapper up,
snapperback,
snapping beetle,
snapping shrimp,
snapping turtle,
snappish,
snappy,
snapshoot,
snapshooter