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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 prawn /ˈprɔn, ˈprɑn/
 明蝦,大蝦(vi.)捕明蝦

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prawn n.  Zool. Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennæ. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palæmon, Palæmonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palæmon serratus.
 Note: ☞ The name is often applied to any large shrimp.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 prawn
      n 1: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: shrimp]
      2: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers;
         most are edible
      v : fish for prawns