See spiny lobster.
[French, from Old French, from Old Provençal langosta, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, from Latin locusta, lobster, locust.]
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[French, from Old French, from Old Provençal langosta, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, from Latin locusta, lobster, locust.]
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Synonyms: spiny lobster, rock lobster, crayfish
Meaning #2:
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Synonyms: spiny lobster, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish
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