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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGER PRAWN

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Tiger prawn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TIGER PRAWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Penaeus monodon, the giant tiger prawn or Asian tiger shrimp, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food.

Definition of tiger prawn in the English dictionary

The definition of tiger prawn in the dictionary is a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGER PRAWN

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tiger moth
tiger mother
tiger shark
tiger snake
tiger team
tiger-like
tiger´s-eye
tigereye
tigerish
tigerishly
tigerishness
tigerism

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGER PRAWN

airdrawn
at daggers drawn
banana prawn
brawn
cold-drawn
come the raw prawn
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Dublin Bay prawn
fine-drawn
horse-drawn
indrawn
king prawn
overdrawn
prawn
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school prawn
the battle lines are drawn
thrawn
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Synonyms and antonyms of tiger prawn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tiger prawn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGER PRAWN

Find out the translation of tiger prawn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tiger prawn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tiger prawn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虎虾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tigre gambas
570 millions of speakers

English

tiger prawn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टाइगर झींगा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الجمبري النمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тигровая креветка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

camarão Tigre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঘ চিংড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crevette tigrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Udang harimau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiger Garnele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

車海老
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호랑이 새우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiger prawn
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tôm sú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புலி இறால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाघ कोळंबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaplan karides
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tigre gamberi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tygrys krewetki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тигрова креветка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tigru creveți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τίγρης γαρίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tiger garnale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tigerräkor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiger reke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tiger prawn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGER PRAWN»

The term «tiger prawn» is regularly used and occupies the 74.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGER PRAWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tiger prawn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGER PRAWN»

Discover the use of tiger prawn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tiger prawn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology Hatchery and Culture Technology of Tiger Prawn and ...
Hatchery, culture technique and diseases of the prawn are described in detail. This edition deals exclusively wtih the design and construction of the rearing ponds, management practices and feeding strategies.
Chiranjib Chakraborty, Chiranjib & A K Sadhu, 2000
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Applied Fishery Science
Ciba Prawn Hatchery ExperiKAR Tiger prawn, White Narrakai, Cochin, Kerala. mental prawn MPEDA Hatchery, 5 MPEDA Tiger prawn. White Vallapattam, Cochin, Kerala. prawn OSPARC (MPEDA), 25 MPEDA Tiger prawn Gopalpore on sea, ...
S. M. Shafi
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Transfer, Adoption, and Diffusion of Technology for Small ...
In 1982, Victor Santhiapillai a Sri Lankan established a 200 acre prawn farm in Batticoloa known as Serendib Sea Foods Ltd. In 1982/83, Lever Brothers converted their fresh water prawn hatchery into a tiger prawn hatchery when they found ...
Rizwanul Islam, 1992
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Prawns of Japan and the World
P. (P.) esculentus: FAO name, brown tiger prawn. Australian species distributed along west, north, and east coasts. Body length 15 cm. P. (Fe.) indicus: FAO name, Indian white prawn; Japanese name indoebi. Body length exceeds 20 cm.
Lindsay G. Ross, 2001
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Resource Use and Waste Production at a Semi-intensive, Black ...
A study of resource use and waste production was conducted at the Aqualma shrimp farm in Madagascar.
Puan Pengseng, 2007
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Crustacea : Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida
... 300 Bay Prawn l40 Bight Lobster (FAO) 389 Bight Scampi 389 Big-nosed Seagrass Shrimp 257 Blue Spiny Crayfish 4l5 Blue Tiger Prawn (Aust & FAO) l49 Blue-legged King Prawn l48 Blunt Slipper Lobster (FAO) 444 Bold-spotted Anemone ...
Peter J. F. Davie, A.. Wells, W. W. K.. Houston
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Case Studies in Fisheries Self-governance
As the fishery expanded, the target species changed as tiger prawns became more catchable. Since the early 1980s, when the fishing management strategy changed, the two main target species of this fishery have been the brown tiger prawn ...
Ralph Edwin Townsend, Ross Shotton, Hirotsugu Uchida, 2008
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Case Studies on the Allocation of Transferable Quota Rights ...
... reduce fishing effort iii. daylight-trawl bans to protect tiger prawns during the tiger prawn season Tiger prawn iv. vessel-movement bans in certain areas and times to prevent disturbance of banana prawn aggregations v. requirements to have ...
Ross Shotton, 2001
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
M33; UF Peneus BT Penaeidae NT Blue shrimp Green tiger prawn Penaeus aztecus Penaeus bocagei Penaeus duorarum Penaeus esculentus Penaeus indicus Penaeus kerathurus Penaeus latisulcatus Penaeus merguiensis Penaeus ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Use of Property Rights in Fisheries Management: Proceedings ...
Additional vessels were neither desirable nor sensible in the light of the severe decline in the tiger prawn stock in 1980 (Penn et al 1995). Authorisations effectively became perpetual in succession. 3 . THE SHARK BAY PRAWN FISHERY ...
Ross Shotton, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGER PRAWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tiger prawn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Superstitious fishermen leave port for start of Gulf tiger prawn season
Fishermen are on their way back to the Gulf of Carpentaria in preparation for the beginning of the tiger prawn season. With 52 fishing licences in the northern ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
One of world's biggest prawn farms for NT
"It will make the NT the prawn capital of Australia but it will (also) put jobs out in ... The prawns will be about 35g, or almost double the size of tiger prawns. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Scientists work to create 'super prawn'
Researchers are working to improve the black tiger prawn through selective breeding ... Move over Ant-Man, scientists are working on a so-called "super prawn", ... «Brisbane Times, May 15»
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Easter prawn harvest in full swing, but farmer won't be eating the …
A prawn farmer on Queensland's Gold Coast has been flat out harvesting and ... and the Gold Coast, specialises in growing tiger prawns for wholesale markets. «ABC Online, Apr 15»
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Black tiger prawns to graze where cattle once roamed
Seafarms, Australia's largest farmed-prawn producer and a subsidiary of the listed ... The project could produce more than 100,000 tonnes of black tiger prawns ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
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Seafarms sets sights on northern Australian cattle stations for 'mind …
The company hoping to develop one of the biggest prawn farms in the world is on ... prawn farm, capable of producing over 100,000 tonnes of black tiger prawns ... «ABC Online, Oct 14»
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Catch an Asian tiger prawn? Louisiana wildlife officials want to know …
The state is trying to learn more about the tiger prawn's impact on the indigenous shrimp population, the story said. It said the tiger prawns are large and easily ... «The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, Aug 14»
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Can US eliminate invasive species by eating them?
The lionfish and the giant tiger prawn, a crustacean with a massive appetite that can grow to be a foot long, proved to be more palatable, Chapman said. «Washington Post, May 14»
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Pricey prawns forcing Vancouver chefs to make tough decisions
It may be spot prawn season, but not all Vancouver chefs are biting this year. ... Early Mortality Syndrome has decimated Asia's farm-raised tiger prawn industry. «The Globe and Mail, May 14»
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Mary Berry and Lucy Young special: Tiger prawn balti
Tiger prawns are expensive, but this is a great dish for a special occasion. Serve with the Pilaf Rice from our book or as part of a buffet or bowl party, with our ... «Daily Mail, Jan 14»

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