"tiger prawn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiger prawns [plural]
Etymology: It has stripes reminiscent of those of a tiger. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger prawn (plural tiger prawns)
  1. A large marine crustacean, Penaeus monodon, widely reared for food Wikipedia link: Penaeus monodon Categories (lifeform): Decapods Translations (Penaeus monodon): tiikerikatkarapu (Finnish), cloicheán tíograch [masculine] (Irish), cloicheán tíograch mór [masculine] (Irish), udang harimau (Malay), тигро́вая креве́тка (tigróvaja krevétka) [feminine] (Russian), tigerräka [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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