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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of various edible decapod crustaceans;
[syn: prawn, shrimp]

2. shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible;


VERB (1)

1. fish for prawns;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prawn n 1: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: prawn, shrimp] 2: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible v 1: fish for prawns
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "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