noun

• A marine crustacean that resembles a large shrimp, many varieties of which are edible.

  Leander and other genera, class Malacostraca. See also
  Dublin Bay prawn
  ,
  king prawn

  ‘These included king crab, Phuket lobster, oysters, river prawns and yabbies.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘I get confused between giant prawns, crayfish and langoustine, but these were gigantic.’
  • ‘I was drawn to the king prawn trilussa - prawns in a white wine and rosemary sauce served on a large bed of rice.’
  • ‘Take a torch with you, because within the crevices you'll find loads of prawns, shrimps and the odd lobster.’
  • ‘Over the years we have bought lobsters, prawns, crabs and scallops on the shore outside the house, direct from the boats that landed them.’