langouste

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noun

The spiny lobster

Similar
spiny lobsterrock lobstercrayfishcrawfishsea crawfish
OriginFrench langouste →
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Meanings

nounlangouste (plural langoustes)

plural langoustes

  1. The spiny lobster

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
spiny lobsterrock lobstercrayfish
Broader
shellfish

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

Similar
spiny lobsterrock lobstercrawfishcrayfishsea crawfish
Broader
lobster
Also see
crawfishcrayfishrock lobsterspiny lobster

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchlangouste
  2. Englishlangouste

Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.

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Cite this entry
APA

langouste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langouste

MLA

“langouste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langouste. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “langouste,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langouste.

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