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lobster

Syllabification: (lob·ster)
Pronunciation: /ˈläbstər/

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Definition of lobster

noun

  • a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of limbs modified as pincers.
    • Homarus and other genera, class Malacostraca: several species, in particular the American lobster (H. americanus)
  • the flesh of the lobster as food.
  • a deep red color typical of a cooked lobster.
  • any of various crustaceans similar to the lobster, especially certain crayfish whose claws are eaten as food.

verb

[no object]
  • catch lobsters.

Origin:

Old English lopustre, alteration of Latin locusta 'crustacean, locust'

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