Definition of lobster Lobster

/lɑˈbstɚ/ - [labster] - lob•ster

We found 15 definitions of lobster from 10 different sources.

What does lobster mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: lobsters
lobster - flesh of a lobster
		shellfish meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
		true lobster large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
		american lobster, maine lobster, northern lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of America
		european lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe
		langoustine, norwegian lobster, scampo caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
		lobster tail lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters
		coral marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
lobster - any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
		decapod crustacean, decapod crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
		reptantia, suborder reptantia lobsters; crabs
		true lobster large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
		nephrops norvegicus, norway lobster edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer
		sea crawfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

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Wiktionary

lobster (Noun)
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as an expensive seafood.
lobster (Noun)
A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army due to their red or scarlet uniform.
lobster (Noun)
An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.
lobster (Verb)
To fish for lobsters.
lobster (Adjective)
red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

lobster (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

lobster
A marine crustacean of the Nephropidae family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as a seafood.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

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

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

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.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

lobster
A nick name for a soldier, from the colour of his clothes. To boil one's lobster, for a churchman to become a soldier: lobsters, which are of a bluish black, being made red by boiling. I will not make a lobster kettle of my ****, a reply frequently made by the nymphs of the Point at Portsmouth, when requested by a soldier to grant him a favour.

Wikipedia

Lobsters are large crustaceans that live in the sea. The form the family of Nephorpidae, which is sometimes also called Homaridae. Lobsters are an economically important type of seafood.

Biology.

Several different groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters. When people talk about lobsters, they mean "clawed lobsters" most of the time, such as the genus "Homarus". Clawed lobsters are not closely related to spiny lobsters or slipper lobsters, which have no claws ("chelae"), or squat lobsters. The closest relatives of clawed lobsters are the reef lobster "Enoplometopus" and the three groups of freshwater crayfish.

Smaller kinds are sometimes called "lobsterettes". Lobsters are invertebrates, and have a tough exoskeleton (outer skeleton), which protects them. Like most arthropods, lobsters must shed it in order to grow. This is called "moulting". It leaves them weak and easy to attack during this time. During the moulting process, several species may experience a change in color.

Lobsters live on rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms from the shore to beyond the edge of the continental shelf. They generally live alone in cracks or in burrows under rocks.

Lobsters typically eat live food, consisting of fish, mollusks, other crustaceans, worms, and some plant life. Sometimes, they will scavenge (eat dead plants and animals) if necessary, and may resort to cannibalism in captivity; however, this has not been observed in the wild. Lobster skin in the stomachs of lobsters has been found bef