tiger prawn

English

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Etymology

It has stripes reminiscent of those of a tiger.

Noun

tiger prawn (plural tiger prawns)

1. A large marine crustacean (Penaeus monodon), widely reared for food
2. A brown tiger prawn or common tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)

Derived terms

• brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)
• common tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)
• giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon)
• green tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus)
• grooved tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus)

Translations

Penaeus monodon

Finnish: tiikerikatkarapu French: crevette géante tigrée f Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Irish: cloicheán tíograch m, cloicheán tíograch mór m Malay: udang harimau Polish: krewetka tygrysia f Russian: тигро́вая креве́тка f (tigróvaja krevétka) Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: tigerräka c Tamil: please add this translation if you can

References

• tiger prawn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Penaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Penaeus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons