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Definition of Lobster

Lobster
Lobster 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.
Lobster
Lobster Lob"ster, n. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person. [Slang]

Meaning of Lobster from wikipedia

- Lobsters are malacostracans of the family Nephropidae or its synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows...
- The Lobster is a 2015 absurdist black comedy drama film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou...
- Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company has operations across most of...
- LOBSTER was a European network monitoring system, based on p****ive monitoring of traffic on the internet. Its functions were to gather traffic information...
- Blue lobster may refer to either: Procambarus alleni, a blue crayfish commonly called a blue lobster Cherax quadricarinatus, another blue crayfish, common...
- Lobster Thermidor is a French dish of lobster meat cooked in a rich wine sauce, stuffed back into a lobster s****, and browned. The sauce is often a mixture...
- It is also known as Atlantic lobster, Canadian lobster, true lobster, northern lobster, Canadian Reds, or Maine lobster. It can reach a body length of...
- Furry lobsters (sometimes called coral lobsters) are small decapod crustaceans, closely related to the slipper lobsters and spiny lobsters. The antennae...
- and seas. They are not true lobsters, but are more closely related to spiny lobsters and furry lobsters. Slipper lobsters are instantly recognisable by...
- refer to: Furry lobster Slipper lobster Spiny lobster Squat lobster Lobster (novel), an erotic novel by Guillaume Lecasble The Lobster, a 2015 science...