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pink shrimp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Shrimp of species Pandalus borealis, found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aesop prawn, Aesop shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, northern shrimp

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A peregrine shrimp, Metapenaeus stebbingi.

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: северна скарида (severna skarida) — Pandalus borealis
  • French: crevette nordique — Pandalus borealis
  • French: crevette nordique du Canada — Pandalus borealis
  • Galician: camarón ártico — Pandalus borealis
  • German: Eismeergarnele — Pandalus borealis
  • Polish: krewetka północna — Pandalus borealis
  • Polish: pandaletka północna — Pandalus borealis
  • Russian: се́верная креве́тка (sévernaja krevétka) — Pandalus borealis
  • Russian: се́верный шримс (sévernyj šrims) — Pandalus borealis
  • Swedish: nordhavsräka — Pandalus borealis