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Shrimp that hit the gym and demanded a fancier name.
means Edible, ten-legged crustaceans with elongated bodies and prominent claws, biologically distinct from but commonly confused with shrimp.
from From Middle English prane, a word of murky origin that simply showed up around 1400 and stuck like a barnacle.
Not shrimpDifferent leg structure and gill branching entirely.
Body bendPrawns curve less dramatically than coiling shrimp.
Naming mapBritain and Australia say prawn; America says shrimp.