|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

prawn

DEFINITIONS OF: prawn

1

n shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible

Types:
Palaemon australis, long-clawed prawn, river prawn
large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
Type of:
decapod, decapod crustacean
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax

n any of various edible decapod crustaceans

Synonyms:
shrimp
Types:
river prawn
large Australian prawn
Type of:
seafood
edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

v fish for prawns

Type of:
fish
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES