Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiger prawn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
tiger prawn
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large marine crustacean (Penaeus monodon), widely reared for food

noun

A brown tiger prawn or common tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)

Etymology

It has stripes reminiscent of those of a tiger.

Inflected Forms

tiger prawns (plural)

Phrases

brown tiger prawn common tiger prawn giant tiger prawn green tiger prawn grooved tiger prawn

Questions

What does tiger prawn mean?
A large marine crustacean (Penaeus monodon), widely reared for food
Where does tiger prawn come from?
It has stripes reminiscent of those of a tiger.

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