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Prawn vs Langoustine - What's the difference?

prawn | langoustine |

As nouns the difference between prawn and langoustine

is that prawn is a large shrimp, mostly in order Dendrobranchiata while langoustine is any of several large edible European prawns.

As a verb prawn

is to fish for prawns.

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.

    • langoustine

    English

    (wikipedia langoustine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several large edible European prawns
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    • Synonyms

    * Norway lobster

    See also

    * scampi ----