prawn

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

prawn, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a sea mussel.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
" The name is often applied to any large shrimp."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

prawn, n. & v.
--n. any of various marine crustaceans, resembling a shrimp but usu. larger.
--v.intr. fish for prawns.

Idiom

come the raw prawn see RAW.

Etymology

ME pra(y)ne, of unkn. orig.

THESAURUS

prawn

Dungeness crab, Japanese crab, blue point, clam, coquillage, crab, crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, langouste, limpet, littleneck clam, lobster, mussel, oyster, periwinkle, quahog, scallop, shellfish, shrimp, snail, soft-shell crab, steamer, whelk