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TOEFL BNC: 11887 COCA: 6212

lobster

lobster /ˈlɑːbstɚ/ noun
plural lobsters
lobster
/ˈlɑːbstɚ/
noun
plural lobsters
Learner's definition of LOBSTER
[count] : an ocean animal that has a long body, a hard shell, and a pair of large claws and that is caught for food龙虾 see color picture on this page
[noncount] : the meat of the lobster eaten as food龙虾肉
TOEFL BNC: 11887 COCA: 6212

lobster

noun

lob·​ster ˈläb-stər How to pronounce lobster (audio)
often attributive
1
: 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
2
lobsterlike adjective

Illustration of lobster

Illustration of lobster
  • lobster 1

Example Sentences

I had lobster for dinner.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English loppestre, from loppe spider

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lobster was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 11887 COCA: 6212

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