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.
spiny lobsters
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pluralof spiny lobster.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On California’s North Coast, where other urchin nemeses — like otters, spiny lobsters and sheephead — are lacking, 96% of the region’s kelp forests vanished in the decade following the sea star collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Until American lobster fisheries can reduce their impact on right whales, Seafood Watch is recommending lobster lovers select exclusively from spiny lobsters caught in Florida or California.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
The average price per pound of spiny lobsters has averaged around $8 over the last several years, according to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
A new study published in March reported that the opaline secretion actively masked the chemosensory and motor neurons of the sea hares’ top predator – spiny lobsters.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 26, 2013
For that the spiny lobsters are thinking, and "thinking very seriously about something," you can no more doubt than Jack did about the Merrow.
From Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
