skeleton shrimp

/ˌskɛlətn ʃrɪmp/
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Definitions of skeleton shrimp
  1. noun
    small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
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    type of:
    amphipod
    a kind of malacostracan crustacean
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