Definitions for lobster
ˈlɒb stərlob·ster

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lobsternoun

   flesh of a lobster

2. lobsternoun

   any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lobsternoun

   A crustacean of the Nephrodidae family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as an expensive seafood.

2. lobsternoun

   A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).

3. lobsternoun

   An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

4. lobsterverb

   To fish for lobsters.

5. lobsteradjective

   red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

6. Etymology: From lopster, from loppeſtre, believed to be a corruption of locusta + the feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to. More at lop.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lobsternoun

   A crustaceous fish.

   Etymology: lobster , Saxon.

   Those that cast their shell, are the lobster, the crab, and craw-fish. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 732.

   It happeneth often that a lobster hath the great claw of one side longer than the other. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lobster

   Lobsters are a family (Nephropidae, synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Commercially important species include two species of Homarus from the northern Atlantic Ocean and scampi (which look more like a shrimp, or a "mini lobster")—the Northern Hemisphere genus Nephrops and the Southern Hemisphere genus Metanephrops.

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1. lobster

   A lobster is a type of large marine crustacean that is usually found on the ocean's floor. They are characterized by their large size, long bodies, hard exoskeletons, and two large claws, one bigger and stronger for crushing and one smaller and sharper for cutting food. Lobsters are a highly valued seafood, often consumed after being boiled or steamed. There are numerous species of lobsters distributed worldwide, varying in size and characteristics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Lobsternoun

   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

2. Etymology: [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. Locust.]

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1. Lobster

   Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate. Commercially important species include two species of Homarus from the northern Atlantic Ocean, and scampi – the northern-hemisphere genus Nephrops and the southern-hemisphere genus Metanephrops. Although several other groups of crustaceans have the word "lobster" in their names, the unqualified term "lobster" generally refers to the clawed lobsters of the family Nephropidae. Clawed lobsters are not closely related to spiny lobsters or slipper lobsters, which have no claws, or to squat lobsters. The closest living relatives of clawed lobsters are the reef lobsters and the three families of freshwater crayfish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Lobster

   lob′stėr, n. a shellfish with large claws, used for food: (slang) a British soldier. [A.S. loppestre, lopust—L. locusta, a lobster.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LOBSTER

   The edible lobster is found off the New England Coast. The two-legged species is found everywhere. All kinds are green, but when roasted turn a bright red. Soubrettes are very dependent on both varieties for a living; together they furnish her with food, raiment, flats, diamonds, and occasionally indigestion.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lobster

   A well-known marine crustacean, Astacus marinus. Also, red-coats of old; whence lobster-box, a colloquialism for barracks.

Matched Categories

1. • Decapod Crustacean
   • Shellfish

Anagrams for lobster »

1. bolster

2. bolters

3. trobles

How to pronounce lobster?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lobster in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lobster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lobster in a Sentence

1. Mark Kantrowitz:

   The growth in education debt outstanding is like cooking a lobster, The increase in total student debt occurs slowly but steadily, so by the time you notice that the water is boiling, you’re already cooked.” http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/08/09/student-loan-debt-surpasses-credit-cards/

2. Martin Smith:

   Their compatriots included such beasts as Wiwaxia, a slug covered in leaf-like scales and towering spines; Anomalocaris, resembling a cross between a lobster and a can-opener; Nectocaris, a boggle-eyed two-armed squid, and Opabinia, which looks like a shrimp that swallowed a vacuum cleaner.

3. Kurt Busch:

   I tried to donate it back to the Boston Aquarium. I didn't want to eat the poor guy, but I learned that, when you are on the bottom of the ocean for 80 years and you are dragged up to the surface, you are not all that happy. The stress and turmoil for the lobster, he wasn't going to make it anyway. We probably should have cooked him up, dipped him in butter and celebrated.

4. Woody Allen, Without Feathers:

   Doing abominations is against the law, particularly if the abominations are done while wearing a lobster bib.

5. Dorothy L. Sayers:

   Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.

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