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Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
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shrimps / prawns

0 Which ones are bigger "shrimps" or "prawns"? 0-
  

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0Prawn, in BrE at least.0-
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0 What about the US? Somebody told me that in the US shrimps are bigger than prawns. Is it true? 0-
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0We dont' really use the word "prawn" here.02br
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00You have Gulf shrimp or "jumbo shrimp," everyone's favorite oxymoron, which are quite large. 0-
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0Not sure about AmE, but according to Meriam-Webster prawn is larger still.0-
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00Why do you call the "jumbo shrimp" everyone's favoriate 01b00oxymoron02b00? Is it because jumbo means big but shrimp means small?0-
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0Yes, Pter, exactly. 0-
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0 We have prawns on the West Coast! They're bigger than shrimp.02br
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0You can them prawns on the left coast? I never knew that! Are they really different from shrimp, or just big shrimp?0-
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The difference is inherent in the gill structures and size of legs: Shrimps will typically exhibit branch like gills, while prawns demonstrate plate-like structures. Prawn legs are also typically longer. Chur.
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