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king prawn

king prawn noun: any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.

Noun

king prawn (plural king prawns)

  1. Any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.
    • "You got to wait for the tide to run out for prawns. They come down with the tide. And you got to wait till the little ones go down to get the big king-prawns. They always come down last."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 136

Forms of king prawn

pluralking prawns

Questions about king prawn

What does king prawn mean?
King prawn means any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.
What part of speech is king prawn?
King prawn is a noun.
What is the plural of king prawn?
The plural of king prawn is king prawns.

Words near king prawn in the dictionary

  1. king penguins
  2. King pigeon
  3. King pigeons
  4. king post
  5. king posts
  6. king prawn
  7. king prawns
  8. king quail
  9. king rail
  10. king rails
  11. king regnant

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