teppo snapping shrimp

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Etymology

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Noun

teppo snapping shrimp (plural teppo snapping shrimps or teppo snapping shrimp)

Any of species Alpheus brevicristatus of snapping shrimp, distributed in East-Asian coastal waters.

Translations

Alpheus brevicristatus

Japanese: 鉄砲蝦 (テッポウエビ, teppōebi)

References

teppo snapping shrimp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alpheus brevicristatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alpheus brevicristatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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