penaeid

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penaeid (plural penaeids)

  1. Any prawn of the family Penaeidae, many of which have economic importance.
    • 2006, State of World Aquaculture 2006, page 10:
      Some 63.1 percent of brackishwater production consists of penaeid shrimps.