peppermint shrimp

English

Etymology

peppermint + shrimp. The alternating red and white markings resemble the traditional colors of peppermint candies.

Noun

peppermint shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural peppermint shrimp or peppermint shrimps)

Lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.

References

peppermint shrimp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lysmata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lysmata wurdemanni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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