Dublinn.
/ˈdʌblɪn/, U.S. /ˈdəblən/ Dublin prawn n. (also Dublin Bay prawn) the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus.
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Dublin prawn1911
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Macrura > member of Nephropsidae of Astacura (lobster)
Norway lobster1777
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Dublin prawn1911
langostino1915
scampi1928
langoustine1946
1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 838/2 The Norway lobster..is less esteemed for food than the common species. In London it is sold under the name of ‘Dublin prawn’.
1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 100 Another lobster of our markets is the little one known as the ‘Dublin prawn’, which is common enough on the Scotch and Norwegian coasts, as well as that of Ireland.
1949 H. Smith Master Bk. Fish ix. 171 Dublin Bay prawns (Langoustines)... All recipes given for prawns may be used for Dublin Bay prawns.
1951 E. David French Country Cooking 31 Dublin Bay prawns in fritters.
1963 Times 19 Jan. 10/6 The Norway Lobster or the Dublin Prawn, which, as scampi, we now purchase in the anonymous form of frozen packets of shelled ‘tails’.
1971 Nature 29 Jan. 298/2 It is the tail of this animal, also known as the Dublin Bay prawn although it is really a close relative of the common lobster, which constitutes scampi.
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