Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairy shrimp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: fairy shrimp
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages and swimming on its back.

Example Sentences

"Triops and fairy shrimp are small crustaceans that can survive years lying dormant in drought conditions. They live in the ground in eggs until weather conditions such as floods can bring them to the surface, says IFL Science."

Inflected Forms

fairy shrimps (plural)

Questions

What does fairy shrimp mean?: A small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages and swimming on its back.

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