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Prawn

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

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shrimpnounAny of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
crabnounAny crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
crustaceannounAny arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.
crabsnoun(slang) Pubic lice.
squirtnounAn instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
crabenoun
kurumanounA prawn of species Marsupenaeus japonicus.
shrimpsnounAny of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
king prawnnounAny of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.
srimpnounPronunciation spelling of shrimp. [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.]
penaeoideannounAny prawn of the superfamily Penaeoidea
penaeidnounAny prawn of the family Penaeidae, many of which have economic importance.
penaeoidnounAny prawn of the superfamily Penaeoidea
podobranchnoun(zoology) One of the gills attached to the bases of the legs in crustaceans.
crustaceologynounThe branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
pancrustaceannounAny animal of the clade Pancrustacea.
pea crabnounA crab of the genus Pinnotheres.
aesop prawnnounSynonym of pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis)
branchiopodnounAny of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
clawnounA curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

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