海老 — meaning in English

English meaning

• prawn noun A shrimp-like shellfish, often eaten as seafood.
• shrimp noun A small, edible, long-tailed crustacean with slender legs.

Senses

海老 is used for these senses in English:

• prawn (Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
• shrimp (uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

shrimp — full definition

1. noun A small, edible, long-tailed crustacean with slender legs.
2. noun A small or unimportant person (informal, often used as an insult).

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