noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The spiny lobster
2. 2
   large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters wordnet
3. 3
   warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

clamcrabcrawfishcrayfishlimpetlobster

Etymology

Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.

Related phrases

spiny lobster

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