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De - Pt| English Dictionary: lobster | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for lobster | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Lobster \Lob"ster\, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[94]l.) 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. {Lobster caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth ({Stauropus fagi}); -- so called from its form. {Lobster louse} (Zo[94]l.), a copepod crustacean ({Nicotho[89] astaci}) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Lobster \Lob"ster\, n. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person. [Slang] | |
