English noun: prawn | |||
1. | prawn (food) any of various edible decapod crustaceans | ||
Synonyms | shrimp | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seafood | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | river prawn | ||
Part meronym | shrimp | ||
Substance meronym | shrimp cocktail | ||
2. | prawn (animal) shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decapod, decapod crustacean | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | long-clawed prawn, Palaemon australis, river prawn | ||
Member meronym | genus Palaemon, Palaemon | ||
English verb: prawn | |||
1. | prawn (contact) fish for prawns | ||
Examples | In the summer they like to go out and prawn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fish | ||