lobster

lobster
noun
  1. a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of limbs modified as pincers
    龙虾
  2. Homarus and other genera, class Malacostraca
    螯龙虾属及其他属,软甲纲
    ■[mass noun]the flesh of this animal as food
    (食用)龙虾肉
    ■[mass noun]a deep red colour typical of a cooked lobster
    龙虾红
    ■(Austral./NZ)a freshwater crayfish, especially one whose claws are eaten as food
    (澳/新西兰)小龙虾
verb
  1. [no obj.]catch lobsters
    捕龙虾
语源
  1. Old English lopustre, alteration of Latin locusta 'crustacean, locust'
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