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often attributive
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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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Examples of lobster in a Sentence
I had lobster for dinner.
Recent Examples on the Web
Share [Findings] Climate change was expected to drive American lobsters to seek deeper waters, beavers to colonize new parts of Canada, and wolf spiders in the high Arctic to produce a second annual brood.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Upstairs at the mod poolside lounge (open daily until midnight), an oyster bar offers daily selections of both domestic and international catches alongside several other crustaceans like king crab and lobster.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Some versions are all in white — the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg owns one of these — while others, like the one at The Tate in London, feature a black phone with a red lobster.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
British law was recently amended to consider octopuses sentient beings — along with crabs and lobsters.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
For the past two years, Restaurant Olivia, at 290 S. Downing St., has honed in on its sustainability efforts, eliminating one of its most popular dishes, lobster spaghetti, because of how much styrofoam was necessary to ship the lobster.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The restaurant chain announced that the first-ever Endless Lobster Experience would give 150 winners across the country the chance to enjoy a complimentary, two-hour dinner of endless lobster, two side dishes and the chain’s popular cheddar biscuits.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
The digital Dalí is simply a voice coming through a lobster phone.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Bean served on the company's board for nearly 50 years, according to the Associated Press, and also bought lobster dealerships and founded the Perfect Maine Lobster brand in 2007.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Upstairs at the mod poolside lounge (open daily until midnight), an oyster bar offers daily selections of both domestic and international catches alongside several other crustaceans like king crab and lobster.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Some versions are all in white — the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg owns one of these — while others, like the one at The Tate in London, feature a black phone with a red lobster.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024
British law was recently amended to consider octopuses sentient beings — along with crabs and lobsters.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
For the past two years, Restaurant Olivia, at 290 S. Downing St., has honed in on its sustainability efforts, eliminating one of its most popular dishes, lobster spaghetti, because of how much styrofoam was necessary to ship the lobster.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The restaurant chain announced that the first-ever Endless Lobster Experience would give 150 winners across the country the chance to enjoy a complimentary, two-hour dinner of endless lobster, two side dishes and the chain’s popular cheddar biscuits.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
The digital Dalí is simply a voice coming through a lobster phone.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Bean served on the company's board for nearly 50 years, according to the Associated Press, and also bought lobster dealerships and founded the Perfect Maine Lobster brand in 2007.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobster. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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