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lob·ster

(lŏb′stər)

1. Any of several edible marine decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae, especially of the genus Homarus, having stalked eyes, long antennae, a pair of large pincers, and a cylindrical body.

2. Any of several similar crustaceans, such as a spiny lobster.

3. The flesh of a lobster used as food.

intr.v. lob·stered, lob·ster·ing, lob·sters

To catch or try to catch lobsters.

[Middle English lopster, lobstere, from Old English loppestre, alteration (perhaps influenced by loppe, lobbe, spider) of Latin locusta, locust (grasshopper), lobster.]

lob′ster·er n.

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lobster

(ˈlɒbstə)

n, pl -sters or -ster

1. (Animals) 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

2. (Animals) any of several similar crustaceans, esp the spiny lobster

3. (Cookery) the flesh of any of these crustaceans, eaten as a delicacy

[Old English loppestre, from loppe spider]

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lob•ster

(ˈlɒb stər)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ster, (esp. for kinds or species) -sters.

1. any of various large, marine, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans, esp. of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers.

2. any of various similar crustaceans, as certain crayfishes.

3. the edible meat of these animals.

[before 1000; Middle English lopster, Old English loppestre literally, spidery creature (loppe spider (see lob) + -stre -ster)]

lobster

- Comes from Old English loppestre, "spider," because there is some resemblance.

See also related terms for spider.

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Noun	1.	lobster - flesh of a lobster true lobster - large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) American lobster, Maine lobster, Northern lobster - flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas European lobster - similar to but smaller than American lobsters langoustine, Norwegian lobster, scampo - caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster lobster tail - lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters coral - unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces tomalley - edible greenish substance in boiled lobster
	2.	lobster - any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae decapod, decapod crustacean - crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax Reptantia, suborder Reptantia - lobsters; crabs true lobster - large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs Nephrops norvegicus, Norway lobster - edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer sea crawfish, spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish - large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters pleopod, swimmeret - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming

lobster

noun

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Translations

سَرَطَانُ البَحْرِسَرطان البَحْر

humr

hummer

hummeri

jastog

homár

humar

aragosta astice

ロブスター伊勢海老イセエビ

바닷가재

omaras

omārs, jūras vēzis

homár

jastog

hummer

กุ้งทะเลขนาดใหญ่

ıstakoz

tôm hùm

龙虾

lobster

[ˈlɒbstəʳ]

A. N (lobsters or lobster (pl)) (also rock lobster, spiny lobster) → langosta f; (with large pincers) → langosta f, bogavante m (Sp)

B. CPD lobster pot N → nasa f, langostera f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lobster

[ˈlɒbstə^r]

n → homard m

modif [salad, soup] → de homard
lobster sauce → sauce f au homardlobster pot n → casier m à homards

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lobster

n → Hummer m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lobster

[ˈlɒbstəʳ] n → aragosta

lobster

(ˈlobstə) noun

a type of shellfish with large claws.

lobster

→ سَرَطَانُ البَحْرِ humr hummer Hummer αστακός langosta hummeri homard jastog aragosta ロブスター 바닷가재 zeekreeft hummer homar lagosta омар hummer กุ้งทะเลขนาดใหญ่ ıstakoz tôm hùm 龙虾

lobster

n. langosta.

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But beneath the hard crust of the lobster is found a delectable and luscious food.

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One thing I particularly noticed in this delightful house, was the smell of fish; which was so searching, that when I took out my pocket-handkerchief to wipe my nose, I found it smelt exactly as if it had wrapped up a lobster. On my imparting this discovery in confidence to Peggotty, she informed me that her brother dealt in lobsters, crabs, and crawfish; and I afterwards found that a heap of these creatures, in a state of wonderful conglomeration with one another, and never leaving off pinching whatever they laid hold of, were usually to be found in a little wooden outhouse where the pots and kettles were kept.

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I gave them a pea soup and lobster a la portugaise, and a curry, and a cocoa-nut salad -- you've never had one of my cocoa-nut salads, have you?

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"Each one is the same as a dish of soup, a fried fish, a mutton pot-pie, lobster salad, charlotte russe and lemon jelly--all made into one little tablet that you can swallow without trouble."

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All at once a gentleman appears with whiskers like sausages, as red as a lobster, announces that there is no one living in the flat except his wife, and sends them both about their business."

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THERE were two red lobsters, and a ham, a fish, a pudding, and some pears and oranges.

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"And there are more," said Rose, laughing, as she pointed to a scarlet heap of what looked like lobsters.

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'Mrs Quilp, pray ask the ladies to stop to supper, and have a couple of lobsters and something light and palatable.'