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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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But it goes one better - two better, actually - because its North Sea beat doesn't just follow a prawning trawler but goes out with an RNLI lifeboat and the helicopters called out to emergencies on oil rigs and offshore gas platforms.
What gives shrimping and prawning a bad name and plays into the hands of those who want to see it banned, is the angler who comes down to the river first thing in the morning, baits up and uses nothing else for the rest of the day.
Sadly, the drought has wrought havoc on this business and the prawning industry.
 
 
 
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