aesop prawn

aesop prawn
\\ˈēˌsäp-, -_səp- sometimes ˈā-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: New Latin aesopius, literally, Aesopian (specific epithet of Periclimenes aesopius), from Latin Aesopus; from the belief that Aesop was humpbacked
1. : a small decapod crustacean of the genus Hippolyte
2. Australia : a small humpbacked prawn (Periclimenes aesopius)

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