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Parktown prawn

Parktown prawn noun: libanasidus vittatus, a king cricket endemic to southern Africa.

Noun

Parktown prawn (plural Parktown prawns)

  1. Libanasidus vittatus, a king cricket endemic to southern Africa.

Forms of Parktown prawn

pluralParktown prawns

Origin of Parktown prawn

From its prawn-like appearance and its prevalence in the suburb of Parktown in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Questions about Parktown prawn

What does Parktown prawn mean?
Parktown prawn means libanasidus vittatus, a king cricket endemic to southern Africa.
What part of speech is Parktown prawn?
Parktown prawn is a noun.
What is the plural of Parktown prawn?
The plural of Parktown prawn is Parktown prawns.

Words near Parktown prawn in the dictionary

  1. parks up
  2. Parksdale
  3. parksful
  4. parkside
  5. Parkstone
  6. Parktown prawn
  7. Parktown prawns
  8. Parkville
  9. parkward
  10. parkwards
  11. parkway

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