The words “shrimp” and “prawn” are often used interchangeably, depending on where the person saying them comes from: Britons tend to refer to all types of these crustaceans as prawns, while in the United States, it’s usually shrimp. The distinction has nothing to do with size – shrimp are not necessarily smaller than prawns – but anatomically, they are different. The most obvious difference is that prawns have back shell “plates” that overlap starting at the base of the head and get smaller…
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