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What (who) is spiny lobster - definition
FAMILY OF CRUSTACEANS
Sea crayfish; Palinuridae; Sea Crayfish; Langouste; Spiny Lobsters; Rock lobster; Marine crayfish; Spiny Lobster; Rock lobsters
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spiny lobster
¦ noun a large edible crustacean with a spiny shell and long, heavy antennae, but without large claws. [Family Palinuridae: several species.]
Sea crayfish
·- Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster (P. vulgaris), which is much used as an article of food. ·see Lobster.
langouste
['l??gu:st]
¦ noun a spiny lobster, especially when prepared and cooked.
Origin
Fr., from Old Provencal lagosta, based on L. locusta 'locust, crustacean'.
Wikipedia
Spiny lobster
Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and The Bahamas, called crayfish, sea crayfish, or crawfish ("kreef" in South Africa), terms which elsewhere are reserved for freshwater crayfish.
Examples of use of spiny lobster
1. One of the scientists, Dr Jeff Shields from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point, USA, said: "This is the first record of healthy animals avoiding diseased members of their own species in the wild." The Caribbean spiny lobster, a popular seafood item, is a gregarious creature that normally chooses to live in groups.