1. resembling a shrimp in appearance, size, or characteristics

Examples

• The tiny shrimplike creatures swam in the tide pool.
• Scientists discovered several shrimplike species in the deep ocean.
• The fossil had a shrimplike body with segmented legs.
• Her shrimplike posture made her appear smaller than she was.
• The alien in the movie had shrimplike features and antennae.
• The microscopic shrimplike organisms filtered plankton from the water.