Thesaurus: lobster

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1. n. 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.
2. n. flesh of a lobster
3. n. any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
4. 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 (Zoöl.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth (Stauropus fagi); -- so called from its form. Lobster louse (Zoöl.), a copepod crustacean (Nicothoë astaci) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster.
5. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of thegenus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and theEuropean lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (NephropsNorvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of largeunequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belongingto Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. Thefresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters. Lobstercaterpillar (Zoöl.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth(Stauropus fagi); -- so called from its form. Lobster louse (Zoöl.),a copepod crustacean (Nicothoë astaci) parasitic on the gills of theEuropean lobster.
6. n:100 n. flesh of a lobster n. any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae