'Prawn' definitions:
Definition of 'prawn'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: prawn, shrimp]
noun
Shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
verb
Fish for prawns
Definition of 'Prawn'
From: GCIDE
- Prawn \Prawn\, n. [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 antenn[ae]. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Pal[ae]mon, Pal[ae]monetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Pal[ae]mon serratus. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prawn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blue point,
- clam,
- coquillage,
- crab,
- crawdad,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- Dungeness crab,
- Japanese crab,
- langouste,
- limpet,
- littleneck clam,
- lobster,
- mussel,
- oyster,
- periwinkle,
- quahog,
- scallop,
- shellfish,
- shrimp,
- snail,
- soft-shell crab,
- steamer,
- whelk