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prawn
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13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. prawn
  2. prawn killer
  3. Aesop prawn
  4. Dublin Bay prawn
  5. furrowed prawn
  6. long-clawed prawn
  7. mantis prawn
  8. musical prawn
  9. pistol prawn
  10. river prawn
  11. snapping prawn
  12. soldier prawn
  13. mantis shrimp

1prawn

noun \ˈprȯn, ˈprän\

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

intransitive verb

Definition of PRAWN

: to fish for or with prawns
— prawn·er noun

First Known Use of PRAWN

1886

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