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Prawn

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Noun

1. prawn, shrimp

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

2. prawn

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

Verb

3. prawn

fish for prawns

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Prawn

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noun
1. 
any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers
2.  come the raw prawn

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Prawn

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noun
1. 
a large shrimp or other similar crustacean
verb intransitive
2. 
to fish for prawns

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Prawn

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n.
1. Any of various shrimps, especially one that is large or inhabits fresh water.
2. The flesh of a prawn, used as food.
intr.v. prawned, prawn·ing, prawns
To fish for prawns.

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