Phrase guide

spiny lobster

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the family Palinuridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lobster

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noun

Meaning 3

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: langouste, rock lobster, crayfish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shellfish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: karkalec deti i madh — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Albanian: karkalec i madh deti — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Albanian: langustë — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Asturian: llagosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Breton: grilh-mor — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Breton: gavr-vor — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Bulgarian: лангуста (langusta) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Catalan: llagosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Cebuano: banagan — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 龍蝦 /龙虾 (lóngxiā) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Czech: langusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Dalmatian: agusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Dalmatian: argúst — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Danish: languster — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Dutch: langoest — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Esperanto: palinuro — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Estonian: langust — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Finnish: langusti — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • French: langouste — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Galician: lagosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Galician: langosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Gallurese: aragusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • German: Languste — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Greek: αστακός (astakós) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Ancient Greek: ἀστακός (astakós) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Hungarian: languszta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Italian: aragosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Japanese: イセエビ (iseebi) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Māori: kōura papatea — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Navajo: táłtłʼááh chʼoshtsoh bideeneezí — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Norwegian: langust — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Polish: langusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Portuguese: lagosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Russian: лангу́ст (langúst) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Russian: лангу́ста (langústa) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Campidanese Sardinian: aligusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Campidanese Sardinian: alegusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Sassarese: ariusta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Serbo-Croatian: jastog — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Slovene: rárog — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Spanish: langosta — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Swedish: langust — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Turkish: böcek — crustacean of the family Palinuridae
  • Ottoman Turkish: بوجك (böcek) — crustacean of the family Palinuridae