About The Word Lobster
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Lobster
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What's The Definition Of Lobster?
[n] any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
[n] flesh of a lobster Synonyms | Synonyms for Lobster: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lobster: blue point | Chilopoda | Chordata | clam | coquillage | crab | crawdad | crawfish | crayfish | Dungeness crab | Echiuroidea | Ectoprocta | Entoprocta | gawk | Japanese crab | klutz | langouste | limpet | littleneck clam | looby | lout | lubber | lug | lummox | lump | Monoplacophora | mussel | Nemertinea | oaf | oyster | palooka | periwinkle | Phoronidea | prawn | quahog | scallop | shellfish | shrimp | snail | soft-shell crab | steamer | whelk See Also | American lobster | coral | crawfish | crayfish | decapod | decapod crustacean | European lobster | langouste | langoustine | lobster tail | Maine lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Northern lobster | Norway lobster | Norwegian lobster | pleopod | Reptantia | rock lobster | scampo | sea crawfish | shellfish | spiny lobster | suborder Reptantia | swimmeret | tomalley | true lobster | true lobster Lobster In Webster's Dictionary \Lob"ster\, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted
fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a
locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of
the genus {Homarus}; as the American lobster ({H.
Americanus}), and the European lobster ({H. vulgaris}). The
Norwegian lobster ({Nephrops Norvegicus}) is similar in form.
All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny
lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to {Palinurus},
{Panulirus}, and allied genera, have no large claws. The
fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters.
{Lobster caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the caterpillar of a
European bombycid moth ({Stauropus fagi}); -- so called
from its form.
{Lobster louse} (Zo["o]l.), a copepod crustacean
({Nicotho["e] astaci}) parasitic on the gills of the
European lobster.
\Lob"ster\, n. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person. [Slang] |
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