rock lobster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rock lobster
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A special “Chef’s Table” meal featured pumpkin and ginger soup, a duo of rock lobster and beef tenderloin, and a carrot panna cotta dessert, Moraes posted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Ties improved in 2024, when China called off a ban on imported Australian rock lobster, removing the final obstacle to ending a damaging trade war waged between the countries from 2017.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
The chain purchases 20% of all North American lobster tails sold, it said, and more than 15% of the world’s supply of rock lobster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
In South Africa, for example, stocks harvested by small-scale fishers — particularly high-value stocks such as abalone and West Coast rock lobster — are severely over-exploited.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2022
INDIA11 Cochin Head to the harbor, where, just past the iconic Chinese fishing nets that hover over the entryway, you can pick out red snapper, rock lobster or other freshly caught seafood.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011
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