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tiger prawn

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noun

  1. a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans

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The tiger prawn tempura was lightly battered and fried, then diced up and bathed in a spicy pink rémoulade.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2010

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