Noun: skeleton shrimp ske-lu-tun shrimp
- Small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
"The skeleton shrimp's bizarre appearance made it seem almost alien-like among the seaweed"
Derived forms: skeleton shrimps
Type of: amphipod
Part of: Caprella, genus Caprella
Encyclopedia: Skeleton shrimp