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Definition of Lobster
1. Noun. Flesh of a lobster.
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
Specialized synonyms: American Lobster, Maine Lobster, Northern Lobster, European Lobster, Langoustine, Norwegian Lobster, Scampo, Lobster Tail
Terms within: Coral, Tomalley
2. Noun. Any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae.
Group relationships: Reptantia, Suborder Reptantia
Specialized synonyms: True Lobster, Nephrops Norvegicus, Norway Lobster, Crawfish, Crayfish, Langouste, Rock Lobster, Sea Crawfish, Spiny Lobster
Terms within: Pleopod, Swimmeret
Definition of Lobster
1. n. 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.
2. n. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person.
Definition of Lobster
1. Adjective. red-colored, especially from a sunburn. ¹
2. Noun. A crustacean of the ''Nephrodidae'' family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as an expensive seafood. ¹
3. Noun. (historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform). ¹
4. Noun. (slang) An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour. ¹
5. Verb. To fish for lobsters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lobster
1. to fish for lobsters (marine crustaceans) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Lobster
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobster
Literary usage of Lobster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"The lobster is a crustacean which occurs along the northern Atlantic coast.
Formerly it was so very abundant that it was almost a drug on the market. ..."
2. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Scalloped lobster may be baked in buttered scallop shells, or in a buttered
baking-dish. Devilled lobster. Scalloped lobster highly seasoned is served as ..."
3. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"The lobster season extends from March to November. One can, of course, procure
lobsters ... SIGNS OF A GOOD lobster Always reject a dead lobster; that is, ..."
4. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (2007)
"CHAPTER X. THE lobster QUADRILLE. THE Mock Turtle sighed deeply, ... Alice)—"
and perhaps you were never introduced to a lobster—" (Alice began to say " I ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"lobster; Crustacea. By Julius Nelson. Experiments in the artificial propagation
of lobsters have been conducted by the United States Bureau of Fisheries ..."
6. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"Pick the lobster, put the berries into a dish that has a lamp, and rub them down
with a bit of butter, two spoonsful of any sort of gravy, one of soy, ..."
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1920)
"CHAPTER X. THE lobster-QUADRILLE. THE Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the
back of one flapper across his eyes. He looked at Alice and tried to speak, ..."
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