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English noun: lobster

1. lobster (food) flesh of a lobster


Broader (hypernym)shellfish


Narrower (hyponym)American lobster, European lobster, langoustine, lobster tail, Maine lobster, Northern lobster, Norwegian lobster, scampo


Part holonymcoral, tomalley


Part meronymtrue lobster

2. lobster (animal) any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae


Broader (hypernym)decapod, decapod crustacean


Narrower (hyponym)crawfish, crayfish, langouste, Nephrops norvegicus, Norway lobster, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster, true lobster


Part holonympleopod, swimmeret


Member meronymReptantia, suborder Reptantia









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