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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