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 )