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Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging
to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long
legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also
prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. -
A small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and frequently of commercial importance as food.
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