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prɔnprawn
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Princeton's WordNet
prawn, shrimpnoun
any of various edible decapod crustaceans
prawnverb
shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
prawnverb
fish for prawns
Wiktionary
prawnnoun
A large shrimp.
prawnnoun
A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face.
She's a prawn!
prawnverb
To fish for prawns.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prawnnoun
A small crustaceous fish, like a shrimp, but larger.
I had prawns, and borrowed a mess of vinegar. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Prawn
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.The term "prawn" is used particularly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth nations, for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp, especially those with commercial significance in the fishing industry. Shrimp in this category often belong to the suborder Dendrobranchiata. In North America, the term is used less frequently, typically for freshwater shrimp. The terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. Over the years, the way they are used has changed, and in contemporary usage, the terms are almost interchangeable.
Webster Dictionary
Prawnnoun
any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennae. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palaemon, Palaemonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palaemon serratus
Etymology: [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a sea mussel.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prawn
prawn, n. a small edible crustacean like the shrimp. [L. perna, a mussel.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
prawn
A marine crustacean larger than a shrimp, much esteemed as an article of food.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PRAWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PRAWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- جمبريArabic
- karidesAzerbaijani
- крэветкаBelarusian
- скаридаBulgarian
- krevetaCzech
- corgimwchWelsh
- GarneleGerman
- camarón, gambaSpanish
- krevettEstonian
- crevetteFrench
- cloicheánIrish
- garnélaHungarian
- ծովախեցգետինArmenian
- gamberoItalian
- 海老, エビJapanese
- ಸೀಗಡಿKannada
- 새우Korean
- ກຸ້ງLao
- krevetėLithuanian
- garnele, kreveteLatvian
- скамп, шкампMacedonian
- udangMalay
- မျှင်, ပုစွန်Burmese
- garnaalDutch
- krewetkaPolish
- pitu, camarãoPortuguese
- креветкаRussian
- škamp, račić, kozica, шкамп, рачићSerbo-Croatian
- krevetaSlovak
- kozica, rakecSlovene
- กุ้งThai
- karidesTurkish
- креветкаUkrainian
- tômVietnamese
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