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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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Examples of lobster in a Sentence
I had lobster for dinner.
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The menu offers oysters on the half-shell, Dutch Harbor King Crab legs and chilled whole Maine lobster on ice, sushi rolls, lobster bisque soup and more.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
About 85% of the animals on Earth today are arthropods -- including shrimps, lobsters, spiders, mites, millipedes and centipedes, the paper stated.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Would the strong sausage flavor overpower the delicate lobster?
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Some dined at the resort’s Nobu restaurant where $34 sashimi and $65 lobster salad are on the menu.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
About 85% of the animals on Earth today are arthropods -- including shrimps, lobsters, spiders, mites, millipedes and centipedes, the paper stated.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Would the strong sausage flavor overpower the delicate lobster?
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Some dined at the resort’s Nobu restaurant where $34 sashimi and $65 lobster salad are on the menu.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobster. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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