Meanings
nounNorway lobster (plural Norway lobsters)
plural Norway lobsters
- A small European lobster of the species Nephrops norvegicus.
Synonyms: langoustine, scampi, Dublin Bay prawn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small European lobster of the species Nephrops norvegicus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounedible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer
Similar
Nephrops norvegicus
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque zigala
- zigalaNephrops norvegicus
Catalan escamarlà, cigala
- escamarlàNephrops norvegicus
- cigalaNephrops norvegicus
Finnish keisarihummeri, merirapu
- keisarihummeriNephrops norvegicus
- merirapuNephrops norvegicus
French langoustine
- langoustineNephrops norvegicus
German Kaisergranat
- KaisergranatNephrops norvegicus
Icelandic humar, leturhumar
- humarNephrops norvegicus
- leturhumarNephrops norvegicus
Italian scampo
- scampoNephrops norvegicus
Norwegian sjøkreps
- sjøkrepsNephrops norvegicus
Polish homarzec, langustynka
- homarzecNephrops norvegicus
- langustynkaNephrops norvegicus
- nerczanNephrops norvegicus
Spanish cigala
- cigalaNephrops norvegicus
Turkish Norveç istakozu, deniz kereviti
- Norveç istakozuNephrops norvegicus
- deniz kerevitiNephrops norvegicus
Welsh cimwch Norwy
- cimwch NorwyNephrops norvegicus
Cite this entry
APA
Norway lobster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20lobster
MLA
“Norway lobster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20lobster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norway lobster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norway%20lobster.
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