Home › Words › C › crevettecrevettecrevette · noun — A shrimp.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from French crevette. Doublet of crevis, crayfish, crawfish, and Krebs.nounA shrimp.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shrimplike 64% match — Resembling a shrimp. vs crevette →shrimpling 63% match — A young or miniature shrimp. vs crevette →shrimpy 62% match — Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike. vs crevette →crablet 60% match — A young crab. vs crevette →langoustine 60% match — A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus vs crevette →scampi 60% match — A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). vs crevette →shrimpfurter 59% match — A food resembling a frankfurter but made with shrimp. vs crevette →crangonid 59% match — Any shrimp in the family Crangonidae. vs crevette →