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prawn
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prawn: see shrimp shrimp, small marine decapod crustacean with 10 jointed legs on the thorax, well-developed swimmerets on the abdominal segments, and a body that is compressed laterally.
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prawn
any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers


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We go for lunch in a place called the Ocean Basket and get four bulging plates of queen prawns, cajun fish, hake and calamari and two bottles of wine for less than pounds 30.
 
 
 
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