spiny lobster

Noun
Synonyms: langousterock lobstercrayfishcrawfishsea crawfish

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and CaliforniaSynonyms: langousterock lobstercrayfishType of shellfishPart of langouste, rock lobster
  2. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobstersSynonyms: langousterock lobstercrawfishcrayfishsea crawfishType of lobsterParts langouste, rock lobsterMember of Palinurus, genus Palinurus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Spiny lobster

. Zoology Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.

From the entry Spiny.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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