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: any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
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I had lobster for dinner.
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Signature dishes range from tuna tartare to fresh lobster, served in one of the resort’s two signature restaurants.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Cocos Island squat lobster measures less than an inch long, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
With the Buccellati lobster returning to its rightful place at the center of tablescapes, and Louis Vuitton recently rolling out a lobster clutch on the runway (rumored to be worth $18,000), the call to sea has never been louder.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
The latter images in the Instagram carousel featured a photo of Hudson posing for a mirror selfie, her Kate Space lobster purse and a Jacob and Co necklace with a fish on a hook charm.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Cocos Island squat lobster measures less than an inch long, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
With the Buccellati lobster returning to its rightful place at the center of tablescapes, and Louis Vuitton recently rolling out a lobster clutch on the runway (rumored to be worth $18,000), the call to sea has never been louder.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
The latter images in the Instagram carousel featured a photo of Hudson posing for a mirror selfie, her Kate Space lobster purse and a Jacob and Co necklace with a fish on a hook charm.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lobster
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“Lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobster. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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lobster
noun
lob·ster
ˈläb-stər 
: any of several large edible marine crustaceans with stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen
also
: spiny lobster
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