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Webster 1913 Edition


Prawn

Prawn

,
Noun.
[OE.
prane
, of unknown origin; cf. L.
perna
a sea mussel.]
(Zool.)
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
.
☞ The name is often applied to any large shrimp.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prawn

PRAWN.

n. A small crustaceous fish of the genus Cancer, with a serrated snout bending upwards.

Definition 2024


prawn

prawn

English

Prawns

Noun

prawn (plural prawns)

  1. A large shrimp, mostly in order Dendrobranchiata.
  2. (slang) A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face.
    She's a prawn!

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Verb

prawn (third-person singular simple present prawns, present participle prawning, simple past and past participle prawned)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for prawns.

Noun

prawn (plural prawns)

  1. Alternative form of porn