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Definition of Mussel shrimp
1. Noun. Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Exact synonyms: Ostracod, Seed Shrimp
Generic synonyms: Crustacean
Group relationships: Ostracoda, Subclass Ostracoda
Generic synonyms: Crustacean
Group relationships: Ostracoda, Subclass Ostracoda
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mussel Shrimp
Literary usage of Mussel shrimp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"Major Holland advises soft or soldier-crabs, lug- worm, mussel, shrimp and
rag-worm, with long-gut snoods, but they feed mostly at night, ..."
2. Liberalising Fisheries Markets: Scope and Effects by OECD Staff, Committee for Fisheries (2003)
"In particular, this has been the case for oyster, mussel, shrimp, salmon, sea
bream and bass but also for seaweed. Production from aquaculture is ..."