lobster
noun [C or U] /ˈlɒb.stər/
/ˈlɑːb.stɚ/ Definition
› an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body covered with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs, or its flesh when used as foodSea creaturesSea fish
(Definition of lobster noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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