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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lob•ster /ˈlɑbstɚ/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -ster, (esp. for kinds or species) -sters. - Invertebrates[countable] a saltwater crustacean that can be eaten, having eyes on stalks, eight legs, and two large pincers.
- [uncountable] the edible meat of the lobster.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lob•ster (lob′stər),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ster, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -sters. - Invertebratesany of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, esp. of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- InvertebratesSee spiny lobster.
- Invertebratesany of various similar crustaceans, as certain crayfishes.
- the edible meat of these animals.
- bef. 1000; Middle English lopster, Old English loppestre literally, spidery creature (loppe spider (see lob1) + -stre -ster); compare lop1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lobster /ˈlɒbstə/ n ( pl -sters, -ster)- any of several large marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Homarus, esp H. vulgaris, occurring on rocky shores and having the first pair of limbs modified as large pincers
- any of several similar crustaceans, esp the spiny lobster
- the flesh of any of these crustaceans, eaten as a delicacy
Etymology: Old English loppestre, from loppe spider |