Lexic.us

Definition of Norwegian lobster

1. Noun. Caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Norwegian Lobster

Literary usage of Norwegian lobster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... antiquity is concerned neither has the claim of priority.6 The Norwegian lobster is common not only to Norway but to the coasts of Scotland and Ireland. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Nephrops differ chiefly in possessing 19, instead of 20, pairs of gills, and its most important species is the Norwegian lobster (N. norvegicus). ..."

3. The Published Writings of Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1843-1882 by George Brown Goode (1883)
"The Norwegian lobster-fishery and its history. By Axel Boeck 223 Introduction 223 Implements for catching tho lobsters, methods of catching them, ..."

4. Introduction to Zoology: A Guide to the Study of Animals ; for the Use of by Charles Benedict Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty Davenport (1902)
"The so-called Norwegian lobster finds its way into European markets, while on our California)! coast the so- called spiny lobster or sea-crayfish takes the ..."

5. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"... of the herring 195 XIL On the spawning and development of the codfish. By Prof. G. 0. Sars 213 XU!. The Norwegian lobster-fishery, and its history. ..."

6. Elements of Zoology: To Accompany the Field and Laboratory Study of Animals by Charles Benedict Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty Davenport (1911)
"In Europe the so-called Norwegian lobster is much used as food, while on our Californian coast the so-called spiny lobster or sea-crayfish takes the place ..."

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