1. prawn - Noun
2. prawn - Verb
Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennae. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palaemon, Palaemonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palaemon serratus.
Source: Webster's dictionaryInternal anatomy Most of the musculature of a prawn is used for bending the pleon, and almost all the space in the pleon is filled by muscle. Source: Internet
It hosts some unique species like the Eastern brook lamprey, Daurian crayfish (cambaroides dauricus) and Daurian pearl oyster (dahurinaia dahurica) in the Onon/Kherlen rivers as well as Siberian prawn (exopalaemon modestus) in Lake Buir. Source: Internet
Mauritania has accepted the Spanish proposal to launch an experimental prawn fishing campaign in the usual fishery operated by the shellfish fleet from Andalusia. Source: Internet
In keeping with its name, there are dishes like the Jack Daniels-infused dal makhani or the vodka-infused prawn biryani, that could equally appeal to the adventurous or the culinary challenged. Source: Internet
A successful experiment in fresh-water prawn farming, supported by Taiwanese aid, has produced substantial amounts of prawns for the domestic and local markets. Source: Internet
Australia and some other Commonwealth nations follow this British usage to an even greater extent, using the word "prawn" almost exclusively. Source: Internet