peppermint shrimp

English

a peppermint shrimp

Etymology

peppermint + shrimp. The alternating red and white markings resemble the traditional colors of peppermint candies.

Noun

peppermint shrimp (countable and uncountable, plural peppermint shrimp or peppermint shrimps)

1. Lysmata wurdemanni, a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinctive for the bright red stripes on its otherwise translucent body.

References

• peppermint shrimp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lysmata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lysmata wurdemanni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons