long-clawed prawn
- noun
- Australian
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langostino de garras largas
- The aquarium had a display featuring a giant long-clawed prawn from a local river.
Examples
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The chef prepared the long-clawed prawn with garlic butter and fresh herbs.
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In northern Australia, fishermen often catch the long-clawed prawn during the wet season.
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The long-clawed prawn is a delicacy in Australia.
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Have you ever tried long-clawed prawns?
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In northern Australia, fishermen often catch the long-clawed prawn during the wet season.
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The chef prepared the long-clawed prawn with garlic butter and fresh herbs.
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The aquarium had a display featuring a giant long-clawed prawn from a local river.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small sea animal like a shrimp with a hard shell that people eat
A large edible freshwater prawn that lives in Australian rivers
A large freshwater shellfish people often eat that lives in rivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
long-clawed + prawn
The noun phrase is compositionally transparent: 'long-clawed' describes having long claws and 'prawn' is a crustacean, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it refers to a prawn with long claws. This adjectival compounding follows normal English patterns (and parallels in other languages), so the overall meaning is immediately accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Long-clawed prawn is a simple name from the animal's look: fishermen used long, clawed, and prawn to show it is a prawn with very long claws. That's why the name means 'a large freshwater prawn with long claws', often found in Australian rivers.