'Lobster' definitions:
Definition of 'lobster'
From: WordNet
noun
Flesh of a lobster
noun
Any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
Definition of 'Lobster'
From: GCIDE
- Lobster \Lob"ster\, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. Locust.] (Zool.)
- 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster ({Homarus Americanus}), and the European lobster ({Homarus 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Lobster caterpillar (Zool.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth (Stauropus fagi); -- so called from its form.
- Lobster louse (Zool.), a copepod crustacean ({Nicotho["e] astaci}) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lobster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blue point,
- Chilopoda,
- Chordata,
- clam,
- coquillage,
- crab,
- crawdad,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- Dungeness crab,
- Echiuroidea,
- Ectoprocta,
- Entoprocta,
- gawk,
- Japanese crab,
- klutz,
- langouste,
- limpet,
- littleneck clam,
- looby,
- lout,
- lubber,
- lug,
- lummox,
- lump,
- Monoplacophora,
- mussel,
- Nemertinea,
- oaf,
- oyster,
- palooka,
- periwinkle,
- Phoronidea,
- prawn,
- quahog,
- scallop,
- shellfish,
- shrimp,
- snail,
- soft-shell crab,
- steamer,
- whelk
Words containing 'Lobster'
- Grasshopper lobster,
- Lobster caterpillar,
- Lobster louse,
- Lobster pot,
- Lobster thermidor,
- Lobster trap,
- Lobsters thermidor,
- Rock lobster,
- Spiny lobster,
- Tree lobster,
- american lobster,
- cape lobster,
- european lobster,
- lobster butter,
- lobster newburg,
- lobster plant,
- lobster stew,
- lobster tail,
- lobster tart,
- maine lobster,
- northern lobster,
- norway lobster,
- norwegian lobster,
- true lobster,
- lobster a la newburg,
- lobster-backed,
- red-coated lobster-backed