Prawn vs. Shrimp

Prawnnoun

A shrimp of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

Prawnnoun

(Commonwealth) A large shrimp

Prawnnoun

(slang) A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face.

Prawnnoun

(Australia) A fool, an idiot.

Prawnverb

(intransitive) To fish for prawns.

Prawnnoun

Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennæ. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palæmon, Palæmonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palæmon serratus.

Prawnnoun

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

Prawnnoun

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

Prawnverb

fish for prawns

Prawn

Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.The term is used particularly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth nations, for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp, especially those with commercial significance in the fishing industry. Shrimp that are present in this category often belong to the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

Shrimpnoun

Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

Shrimpnoun

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

Shrimpnoun

(slang) A small, puny or unimportant person.

Shrimpverb

(intransitive) To fish for shrimp.

Shrimpverb

To contract; to shrink.

Shrimpverb

To contract; to shrink.

Shrimpnoun

Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda.

Shrimpnoun

Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; - in contempt.

Shrimpnoun

disparaging terms for small people

Shrimpnoun

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

Shrimpnoun

small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible

Shrimpverb

fish for shrimp

Shrimp

Shrimp are decapod crustaceans with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata. More narrow definitions may be restricted to Caridea, to smaller species of either group or to only the marine species.