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prawn
prawn P0504200 (prôn)n.1. Any of various shrimps, especially one that is large or inhabits fresh water.2. The flesh of a prawn, used as food.intr.v. prawned, prawn·ing, prawns To fish for prawns.
[Middle English praine, prane.]
prawn′er n.prawn (prɔːn) n1. (Animals) any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers2. come the raw prawn informal Austral to attempt deception[C15: of obscure origin] ˈprawner nprawn (prɔn)
n. 1. any of various shrimplike crustaceans of the genera Palaemonetes, Penaeus, etc., some of which are used as food. 2. any shrimp. v.i. 3. to catch prawns, as for food. [1400–50; late Middle English prane, of uncertain orig.] prawn′er, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  prawn - any of various edible decapod crustaceansshrimpshrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edibleshrimp cocktail - a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauceseafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etcriver prawn - large Australian prawn | | 2. | prawn - shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edibledecapod, decapod crustacean - crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thoraxgenus Palaemon, Palaemon - type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genuslong-clawed prawn, Palaemon australis, river prawn - large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers | | Verb | 1. | prawn - fish for prawnsfish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" |
Translationsprawn (proːn) noun a type of edible shellfish like the shrimp. 對蝦 对虾
prawn
prawn cocktail offensiveThe (often derisive) name used for politicians' efforts to gain financial support while attending a social event (where prawn cocktails are traditionally served). Primarily heard in UK. I don't want to go to this dinner party—it's just going to become another prawn cocktail offensive, and I'm sick of people asking me for money!See also: cocktail, offensive, prawncome the raw prawnslang To act as though one has no knowledge of something. Primarily heard in Australia. I know she's coming the raw prawn with me because her fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime.See also: come, prawn, rawcome the raw prawn mainly AUSTRALIAN, INFORMALIf someone comes the raw prawn, they try to trick you, especially by pretending not to know about something. Don't come the raw prawn with me, sport, or I'll knock your head off.See also: come, prawn, rawcome the raw prawn attempt to deceive someone. Australian informal In Australian English, a stupid person can be referred to as a prawn . 1959 Eric Lambert Glory Thrown In Don't ever come the raw prawn with Doc, mate. He knows all the lurks. See also: come, prawn, rawprawn
prawn: see shrimpshrimp,
small marine decapod crustacean with 10 jointed legs on the thorax, well-developed swimmerets on the abdominal segments, and a body that is compressed laterally.
..... Click the link for more information. .prawn any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers PRAWN
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Synonyms for prawnnoun any of various edible decapod crustaceansSynonymsRelated Words- shrimp
- shrimp cocktail
- seafood
- river prawn
noun shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincersRelated Words- decapod
- decapod crustacean
- genus Palaemon
- Palaemon
- long-clawed prawn
- Palaemon australis
- river prawn
verb fish for prawnsRelated Words |