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prawn
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun prawn has 2 senses
- prawn(n = noun.food) shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans; Array is a part of shrimp
- prawn(n = noun.animal) Array - shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible; Array is a kind of decapod, decapod crustacean
is a kind of seafood
has particulars: river prawn
Derived form verb prawn1
is a member of genus palaemon, palaemon
has particulars: long-clawed prawn, palaemon australis, river prawn
Derived form verb prawn1
Verb prawn has 1 sense
- prawn(v = verb.contact) Array - fish for prawns; Array is one way to fish
Derived forms noun prawn2, noun prawn1
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and prawn
CIDE DICTIONARY
prawn, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a sea mussel.].
Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennæ. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus , Palæmon , Palæmonetes , and Peneus , and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palæmon serratus . [1913 Webster]
" The name is often applied to any large shrimp."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prawn, n. & v.
--n. any of various marine crustaceans, resembling a shrimp but usu. larger.
--v.intr. fish for prawns.
--n. any of various marine crustaceans, resembling a shrimp but usu. larger.
--v.intr. fish for prawns.
Idiom
come the raw prawn see RAW.
Etymology
ME pra(y)ne, of unkn. orig.
THESAURUS
prawn
Dungeness crab, Japanese crab, blue point, clam, coquillage, crab, crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, langouste, limpet, littleneck clam, lobster, mussel, oyster, periwinkle, quahog, scallop, shellfish, shrimp, snail, soft-shell crab, steamer, whelk
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