lobster

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɒb.stə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlɑb.stɚ/

Adjective

lobster

1. red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

Noun

lobster

1. A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
   • 1991, Markus Grosskopf, "Shit and Lobster", Helloween, Pink Bubbles Go Ape.

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2. A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.
3. (slang, historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
4. (slang) An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

Synonyms

• (British soldier) lobsterback, redcoat

Translations

• French: homard
• German: Hummer
• Italian: astice, aragosta
• Portuguese: lagosta
• Russian: ома́р
• Spanish: langosta

Verb

lobster (lobsters, present participle lobstering; past and past participle lobstered)

1. To fish for lobsters.

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