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Definition of Rock lobster
1. Noun. Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California.
Exact synonyms: Crayfish, Langouste, Spiny Lobster
Group relationships: Crawfish, Crayfish, Langouste, Sea Crawfish, Spiny Lobster
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
Group relationships: Crawfish, Crayfish, Langouste, Sea Crawfish, Spiny Lobster
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
2. Noun. Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
Exact synonyms: Crawfish, Crayfish, Langouste, Sea Crawfish, Spiny Lobster
Generic synonyms: Lobster
Group relationships: Genus Palinurus, Palinurus
Terms within: Crayfish, Langouste, Spiny Lobster
Generic synonyms: Lobster
Group relationships: Genus Palinurus, Palinurus
Terms within: Crayfish, Langouste, Spiny Lobster
Definition of Rock lobster
1. Noun. a crustacean of the family ''Palinuridae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com