Meanings
plural spiny lobsters
- a crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the family Palinuridae.
Synonyms: rock lobster
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the family Palinuridae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounwarm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
nounlarge edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀστακός
- ἀστακός (astakós)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Bulgarian лангуста
- лангуста (langusta)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Catalan llagosta
- llagostacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Chinese Mandarin 龍蝦 /龙虾
- 龍蝦 /龙虾 (lóngxiā)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Czech langusta
- langustacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Danish languster
- langustercrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Dutch langoest
- langoestcrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Esperanto palinuro
- palinurocrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Estonian langust
- langustcrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Finnish langusti
- langusticrustacean of the family Palinuridae
French langouste
- langoustecrustacean of the family Palinuridae
German Languste
- Langustecrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Greek αστακός
- αστακός (astakós)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Hungarian languszta
- langusztacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Italian aragosta
- aragostacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Japanese イセエビ
- イセエビ (iseebi)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Māori kōura papatea
- kōura papateacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Norwegian langust
- langustcrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Polish langusta
- langustacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Portuguese lagosta
- lagostacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Russian лангу́ст, лангу́ста
- лангу́ст (langúst)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
- лангу́ста (langústa)crustacean of the family Palinuridae
Spanish langosta
- langostacrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Swedish langust
- langustcrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Turkish böcek
- böcekcrustacean of the family Palinuridae
Cite this entry
spiny lobster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiny%20lobster
“spiny lobster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiny%20lobster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiny lobster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiny%20lobster.
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