German

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 Riesengarnele on German Wikipedia
 
Riesengarnelen
 Schwarze Tigergarnele on German Wikipedia
 
eine Riesengarnele

Etymology

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From riesen- +‎ Garnele.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʀiːzn̩ɡaʁˌneːlə]
  • Hyphenation: Rie‧sen‧gar‧ne‧le
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Noun

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Riesengarnele f (genitive Riesengarnele, plural Riesengarnelen)

  1. Any member of the family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans (Aristeidae), known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps.
  2. The Giant Tiger Prawn, Penaeus monodon.
    Synonym: Schwarze Tigergarnele

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Riesengarnele” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache