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: any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
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I had lobster for dinner.
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The spill has taken place in a productive fishing area that supports the largest crustacean fishery in Europe, with about £15 million of live lobster landed annually.
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Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
According to the university, the USDA funding supports 4-H, a social and educational youth program; training to help farmers manage pests; and research to ensure the sustainability of Maine’s lobster industry, among other programs.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the university said the USDA had frozen funding that could affect research on everything from the contamination of Maine farms by forever chemicals to the sustainability of Maine’s lobster industry.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The fishermen who sued the nonprofit argued that Maine’s lobster industry had taken steps to modify gear, and that Seafood Watch’s rating was based on outdated and irrelevant data.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
According to the university, the USDA funding supports 4-H, a social and educational youth program; training to help farmers manage pests; and research to ensure the sustainability of Maine’s lobster industry, among other programs.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the university said the USDA had frozen funding that could affect research on everything from the contamination of Maine farms by forever chemicals to the sustainability of Maine’s lobster industry.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
The fishermen who sued the nonprofit argued that Maine’s lobster industry had taken steps to modify gear, and that Seafood Watch’s rating was based on outdated and irrelevant data.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobster. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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lobster
noun
lob·ster
ˈläb-stər 
: any of several large edible marine crustaceans with stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen
also
: spiny lobster
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