lobster

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lob·ster /ˈlɒbstə $ ˈlɑːbstər/ ●●○ noun  1. [countable]HBF a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and two large claws 龙虾 →4  See picture of 见图 SEAFOOD →5 see picture at 见图 shellfish2. [uncountable]DFF the flesh of a lobster, which is eaten 龙虾肉

Examples from the Corpus

lobster• Personally, I would need a lobster or two.• He insisted the fisheries officers were doing their duty by removing illegal lobster traps.• And the one and one-quarter pound lobster is super sweet.• That could reduce lobster reproduction in the area of the spill.• I had to stuff the second lobster in the pot, which was too small.• Accident the mushrooms, the lobster.• In the case of the lobster this is the usual story.• After that, you lobster for the rest of your life.Origin lobster Old English loppestre, probably from Latin locusta “lobster” (influenced by Old English loppe “spider”)

lob·ster nounChineseSyllable  

with legs, Corpus animal eight sea a

lobster
lob‧ster /ˈlɒbstə $ ˈlɑːbstər/ noun
1. [countable] a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and two large claws
2. [uncountable] the flesh of a lobster, which is eaten

lob·sterBrE /ˈlɒbstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɑːbstər/ 🔊 noun

[countable] a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided into sections, eight legs and two large claws (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Its shell is black but turns bright red when it is boiled. 龙虾 [uncountable] meat from a lobster, used for food （供食用的）龙虾肉