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scampior Dublin Bay prawn or Norway lobsterEdible lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), widespread in the Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic. It is sold as a delicacy over much of its range. Scampi live in burrows on soft sea bottoms at depths of 33 to 820 ft (10–250 m). They grow to about 8 in. (200 mm) long and weigh about 7 oz (200 g). The slender claws may be almost as long as the body. Most scampi are trawled, but some are caught in baited lobster pots. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cariteo appropriates Virgil's topos when he compares his desire to reenter Naples with Plato's desire to r eenter Athens after his Syracusan sojourn: "Essendo di colui vertute il fine, / D'apparati di Re Syracusani / Scampo, qual bianco agnel d'horrende spine" (Since virtue was his only goal, he fled from the hollow display of the Syracusan king, as a white lamb instinctively flees from horrible thorns). LOBSTERETTES, alias Dublin Bay prawns, langoustine, scampo, Danish or Norwegian lobster are a miniature lobster variety. |
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