langoustine

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/ˈlɒŋɡəstiːn//ˈlæŋɡəstiːn/

noun

A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Similar
Dublin Bay prawnNorway lobsterscampiNorwegian lobsterscampo
OriginFrench langoustine →
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Meanings

nounlangoustine (plural langoustines)

plural langoustines

  1. A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

    Synonyms: Dublin Bay prawn, Norway lobster, scampi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Similar
Dublin Bay prawnNorway lobsterscampi

More synonyms by meaning

nouncaught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster

Similar
Norwegian lobsterscampo
Broader
lobster
Also see
dublin bay prawnlangostinonorway lobster

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchlangouste
  2. Frenchine
  3. Frenchlangoustine
  4. Englishlangoustine

Borrowed from French langoustine.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

angustoline
Cite this entry
APA

langoustine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langoustine

MLA

“langoustine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langoustine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “langoustine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langoustine.

Source: langoustine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.