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langouste

 
Dictionary: lan·gouste   (läN-gūst') pronunciation
n.
See spiny lobster.

[French, from Old French, from Old Provençal langosta, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, from Latin locusta, lobster, locust.]


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Shellfish, Palinurus vulgaris; see lobster.

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[lahn-GOOST] French for "spiny lobster".

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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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