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shrimp
shrimp Mostly marine, swimming crustacean. Its compressed body has long antennae, stalked eyes, a beak-like prolongation, segmented abdomen with five pairs of swimming legs, and a terminal spine. There are true, sand, and pistol shrimps. Large edible shrimps are often called
prawns or scampi. Length: 5–7.5cm (2–3in).
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Shrimp in every delectable style is the order of the day
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 4/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; "Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saut it. There's shrimp- kabobs, shrimp Creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan-fried, deep-fried, stir...
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Shrimp prices could be going up.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 12--Quick, throw some shrimp on the barbie. You also might want to order up a shrimp cocktail or hit the all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet. Next summer, the crustacean could cost you more if proposed...
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Shrimp Aquaculture Holds Key to Lower Prices.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Frozen Food Age; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; So far, this year's shrimp market has set new price records. Heights...other circumstances that have led shrimp prices' climb. The U.S. market...become dependent on an imported supply of shrimp. Shrimp imports now account for over...
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Shrimp easy to prepare, but avoid overcooking
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/9/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...FROM PRINTED VERSION Q: Do you have any tips for buying and preparing shrimp? A: Among the many varieties of seafood, shrimp ranks as one of America's favorite. Shrimp is sold by size. Shrimp sizes are expressed in counts per pound or per...
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Shrimp Task Force Challenges U.S. Shrimp Group: Proposed Food Tax and Higher Prices on Shrimp Will Harm American Consumers, Says CITAC/ASDA Shrimp Task Force.
PR Newswire; 6/25/2004; 700+ words
; ...June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The CITAC/ASDA Shrimp Task Force today challenged the Southern Shrimp Alliance to support its claims that the food...117% it is seeking to impose on 75% of the shrimp consumed in the United States will not cause...
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Shrimp buyers' enigma.
Magazine article from: Seafood Business; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...history is impeding the distribution of shrimp and threatening to knock America's favorite seafood off its pedestal. Shrimp buyers have been hesitant to act this...because nearly 60 percent of the U.S. shrimp supply is constantly fluctuating in...
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SHRIMP: A GIANT OF THE SEA FOR TASTE AND VERSATILITY
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 10/24/2001; 700+ words
; ...I detest "peel and eat" shrimp. I feel like I have to take...don't think small, think shrimp. And listen to the Andrews sisters because, indeed, shrimps and rice are very nice! Quick Pickled Shrimp 1 pound cooked and chilled...
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Shrimp takes versatile turn in spring
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 4/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...after a long winter, in spring our thoughts turn to shrimp. What other seafood is so versatile -- it speaks...grill it -- for no more than a few minutes and shrimp's done. Shrimp is one of those foods, says Baltimore International...
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Shrimp controversy has big impact on Utah
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...figure out what is fair in the international shrimp industry -- which is making brine shrimp in the Great Salt Lake a prawn in a nasty trade...of me. Anyway, the situation started when shrimp boaters in the southern United States claimed...
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Shrimp! Any Questions? Fresh or Frozen? Shell On or Off? Pink or White? (And Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; Jumbo shrimp. It's a contradictory name that always...but there really is something jumbo about shrimp these days: the demand for it. Americans consume more than 650 million pounds of shrimp annually, or about 2 1/2 pounds for...
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shrimp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
shrimp small marine decapod crustacean with 10...and a body that is compressed laterally. Shrimp differ from their close relatives, the...formed as the animal grows. However, the shrimp's exoskeleton tends to be thinner than...
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Shrimp
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...species. One group of shrimps has developed an unusual...The pistol or snapping shrimp (Alphaeidae) live in...then dragged into the shrimp ’ s burrow and consumed. Pistol shrimps are also highly territorial...mechanism to deter other shrimp and invertebrates from...
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brine shrimp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
brine shrimp common name for a primitive crustacean that seldom reaches...and is commonly used for fish food in aquariums. Brine shrimp, which are not closely related to true shrimp, can be found almost everywhere in the world in inland...
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mantis shrimp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mantis shrimp marine crustacean characterized...scissorslike cut. Mantis shrimps have stalked eyes and flattened...or more in size. Mantis shrimps are an important sea food...separately from either true shrimps or praying mantises, whose...
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shrimps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
shrimps 1. See CRUSTACEA ; DECAPODA . 2. ( mantis shrimps ) See STOMATOPODA .
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