prawn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prawn	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prawn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prawn n any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: prawn, shrimp] shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible v fish for prawns
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prawn \Prawn\, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a sea mussel.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antenn[91]. They mostly belong to the genera {Pandalus}, {Pal[91]mon}, {Pal[91]monetes}, and {Peneus}, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is {Pal[91]mon serratus}. Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.