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Prawn | pink shrimp - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for prawn and pink shrimp: 🔊

BrE /prɔːn/ NAmE /prɔːn/ ; Pink shrimp /pɪŋk ʃrɪmp/

1.2. Synonyms of prawn:

2 international synonym(s) for prawn. Notably:

🍧 Pink shrimp 🔉 ▶
🍧 Chingri 🔉 ▶

1.3. Etymology of prawn and pink shrimp:

From Middle English prayne, ‘prawn’.

1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of prawn and pink shrimp:

Crevette rose
Crevette rose
Grande crevette
Bouquet
Palémon

1.5. Definition of prawn in fisheries:

Prawn, also known as pink shrimp, is defined as: a decapod crustacean, a shellfish with ten legs and a long tail, that are commonly eaten as a food and resemble a large shrimp.

Other Definitions of Prawn per Country

In Australia:

prawn means a crustacean of:

(a) the family Aristeidae, Penaeidae or Solenoceridae (all commonly known as prawns); or
(b) the family Nephropidae (commonly known as scampi); or
(c) the family Scyllaridae (commonly known as bugs); or
(d) the infraorder Caridae (commonly known as shrimp or carid prawns).

✏️ Source -- Australia Fisheries Management Regulations 2019, Part 1, Section 5 ( Australia Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 )

prawn means fish of the family Penaeidae and Macrobrachium spp.

✏️ Source -- New South Wales Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019, Part 1, Section 4 ( New South Wales Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019 )

In South Africa:

"prawn" means any species of the family Penaeidae or the genus Callianassa or Upogebia,

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1 ( South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )

“prawn” means any species of prawn, including the mud prawn Callianassa spp. and Upogebia africana;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section xxiv ( South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988 )

1.6. Plural of prawn:

Prawns;

1.7. Usage contexts of prawn:

It resembles a big shrimp, with long antennae. They are often grey when they're raw, and turn pink when they're cooked.

2. Notes on prawn

Differences: Shrimp bodies are encased in a sort of accordion shell, with a membrane between the segments, which makes them super flexible and bendy. Prawns have a shell where each segment overlaps the one below it, giving them a stiffer body and less movement. Prawns, in comparison, have branching gills, and claws on three sets of their legs, with the front pair being noticeably larger. Prawns are typically larger than shrimp. There's really no difference between "gambas" and a prawns. Both are crustaceans with 10 legs! The term "gambas" comes simply from the Spanish, and is more of a trade name used in France for large prawns measuring between 15 and 20 cm.

Fishery terminology records for Prawn

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