teppo snapping shrimp

English

teppo snapping shrimp

Etymology

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Noun

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

1. 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