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English noun: spiny lobster

1. spiny lobster (food) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California


Synonymscrayfish, langouste, rock lobster


Broader (hypernym)shellfish


Part meronymcrawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster

2. spiny lobster (animal) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters


Synonymscrawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish


Broader (hypernym)lobster


Part holonymcrayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster


Member meronymgenus Palinurus, Palinurus









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