spiny lobster

noun

any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.

Origin of spiny lobster

First recorded in 1810–20

Also called crayfish, crawfish, sea crayfish, sea crawfish.

Words Nearby spiny lobster

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How to use spiny lobster in a sentence

From about Stuart, Florida, north through Georgia and the Carolinas, scuba divers do well on spiny lobsters around reefs, ledges, and hard-bottom areas.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
Palurinus vulgaris, the spiny lobster, has no true claws, but huge hairy antennæ.
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Eryon arctiformis, represented in Fig. 119, belongs to the class of Crustaceans, of which the spiny lobster is the type.
The World Before the Deluge | Louis Figuier
This is the California spiny lobster, rock-lobster, or salt-water crawfish.
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British Dictionary definitions for spiny lobster

spiny lobster

noun

any of various large edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Palinurus and related genera, having a very tough spiny carapace: Also called: rock lobster, crawfish, langouste

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