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Cockroach vs Prawn - What's the difference?

cockroach | prawn |

As nouns the difference between prawn and cockroach

is that prawn is a large shrimp, mostly in order Dendrobranchiata while cockroach is a black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

As a verb prawn

is to fish for prawns.

cockroach

Noun

(es)
  • A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea .
  • (offensive, slang) An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygienic or rapidly procreating.
  • Synonyms

    * (black or brown insect) roach (US)

    prawn

    English

    (wikipedia prawn)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large shrimp, mostly in order Dendrobranchiata.
  • (slang) A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face.
  • She's a prawn !

    Synonyms

    * (woman) butterface

    Derived terms

    * come the raw prawn * king prawn

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for prawns.