Prawn vs. Lobster: Know the Difference

Prawn, in culinary contexts, often refers to a shellfish similar to shrimp, widely used in various dishes.

In gastronomy, a luxury seafood item, often served boiled or grilled.

A delicacy in many cuisines, often grilled, boiled, or fried.

A large marine crustacean with a strong, segmented body and large claws, known for its culinary value.

A small, long-tailed, ten-legged crustacean commonly found in both fresh and salt water.

A type of shellfish characterized by its hard exoskeleton and muscular tail.

In biological terms, a member of the decapod crustaceans, distinct from shrimp in some regions.

An aquatic animal commonly found in cold ocean waters, belonging to the family Nephropidae.

Any of various shrimps, especially one that is large or inhabits fresh water.

A symbol of opulence in dining, often associated with gourmet and high-end cuisine.

The flesh of a prawn, used as food.

Any of several edible marine decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae, especially of the genus Homarus, having stalked eyes, long antennae, a pair of large pincers, and a cylindrical body.

To fish for prawns.

Any of several similar crustaceans, such as a spiny lobster.

A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

The flesh of a lobster used as food.

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

To catch or try to catch lobsters.

Synonym of butterface: A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.

Red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

A fool, an idiot.

A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.

Alternative form of porn.

A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.

(intransitive) To fish for prawns.

A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).

Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennæ. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palæmon, Palæmonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palæmon serratus.

(slang) An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

Any of various edible decapod crustaceans

To fish for lobsters.

Shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible

Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (Homarus Americanus), and the European lobster (Homarus vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters.

Fish for prawns

As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person.

A term used broadly to describe various species of small aquatic crustaceans resembling shrimp.

Flesh of a lobster

Any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae