"king prawn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: king prawns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} king prawn (plural king prawns)
  1. Any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus. Categories (lifeform): Crustaceans
    Sense id: en-king_prawn-en-noun-h64FRdvt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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