Lobster
n.
Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus ; as the American lobster ( Homarus Americanus ), and the European lobster ( Homarus 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 .
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