langouste
langouste · langoustes
The spiny lobsterThe spiny lobster
Meaning
1 sensesThe spiny lobster
More definitions
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Origin
Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.
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Forms
plural: langoustes| Singular | langouste |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters:spiny lobsterrock lobstercrawfishcrayfishsea crawfish
- warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California:spiny lobsterrock lobstercrayfish