Japanese spiny lobster

noun

Panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.

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Meanings

nounJapanese spiny lobster (plural Japanese spiny lobsters)

plural Japanese spiny lobsters

  1. Panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.

Origin

From Japanese + spiny lobster (“Palinuridae sp.”). Likely a partial calque of translingual Panulirus japonicus.

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Japanese spiny lobster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spiny%20lobster

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“Japanese spiny lobster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spiny%20lobster. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese spiny lobster,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spiny%20lobster.

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