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lob·ster\ˈläb-stər\

noun

: an ocean animal that has a long body, a hard shell, and a pair of large claws and that is caught for food

: the meat of the lobster eaten as food

Full Definition

Usage: often attributive

1 : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope

2 : spiny lobster

lob·ster·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples

I had lobster for dinner.

Origin: Middle English, from Old English loppestre, from loppe spider.

First use: before 12th century

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