
Meaning of LOBSTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'lâbstur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
- [n] flesh of a lobster
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LOBSTER is a 7 letter word that starts with L. |
| | 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 | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a lobster in your dream, represents strength and persistence. You will hold your own ground and overcome minor difficulties and problems.
Dreaming that you are Seeing or eating lobster indicates that you will regain your confidence. |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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