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Palaemon serratus
Prawn Prawn, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a sea mussel.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antenn[ae]. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Pal[ae]mon, Pal[ae]monetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Pal[ae]mon serratus. Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.

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- Palaemon, Palaimon, Palemon (Ancient Gr****: Παλαίμων) may refer to: Palaemon (mythology), several mythological persons Remmius Palaemon, the ancient Roman...
- in the genus Palaemon: Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1836 Palaemon affinis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Palaemon afric**** (Balss, 1916) Palaemon annandalei (Kemp...
- Palaemon serratus, also called the common prawn, is a species of shrimp found in the Atlantic Ocean from Denmark to Mauritania, and in the Mediterranean...
- their habitat. They are also po****r in the domestic aquarium business. Palaemon paludosus is up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) long and largely transparent. By mani****ting...
- Μελικέρτης, romanized: Melikértēs, sometimes Melecertes), later called Palaemon or Palaimon (Παλαίμων), was a Boeotian prince as the son of King Athamas...
- In Gr**** mythology, Palaemon or Palaimon (Ancient Gr****: Παλαίμων means 'wrestler') may refer to the following personages: Palaemon, the name that Melicertes...
- Quintus Remmius Palaemon or Quintus Rhemnius Fannius Palaemon was a Roman grammarian and a native of Vicentia. He lived during the reigns of Emperors...
- the genus Palaemon: Palaemon serratus, Palaemon longirostris and Palaemon adspersus, and has displaced or replaced po****tions of Palaemon adspersus in...
- Palaemon macrodactylus is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Palaemon macrodactylus is native to ****an, Korea, and Northern China. It is,...
- Palaemon affinis is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. Early authors used the name Palaemon affinis for specimens now known to belong to a...