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¹prawn

noun \ˈprȯn, ˈprän\

: a large shrimp

: a small lobster with long, slender claws

Full Definition of PRAWN

: any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: as

a : one (as of the genera Pandalus and Penaeus) that resembles shrimps and has a large compressed abdomen

b : shrimp; especially : a large shrimp

c : langoustine

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Origin of PRAWN

Middle English prane

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with PRAWN

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan

²prawn

verb

Definition of PRAWN

intransitive verb

: to fish for or with prawns

— prawn·er noun

First Known Use of PRAWN

1886

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