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lobster

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1. lobster - Noun

2. lobster - Adjective

3. lobster - Verb

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Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and the European lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters.

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A 20 percent increase in the per-pound boat price of lobster meant the overall value of Maine’s haul remained pretty stable, coming in at $485.4 million, despite the double-digit decrease in 2019 total landings. Source: Internet

A fishing boat, loaded with traps, head from port in West Dover, N.S. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 as the lobster season on Nova Scotia's South Shore begins after a one-day weather delay. Source: Internet

A created proverb in a novel becomes broadly used in society: “‛Easily in but not easily out’, as the lobster said in his lobster pot.” Source: Internet

Among the worst-hit are the lobster and crab fishermen in the south-east and west coasts, as well as the shellfish and whitefish fleets throughout the country. Source: Internet

A lobster fisher may tend as many as 2,000 traps. Source: Internet

Because my grandfather was a fisherman, I loved joining him to pull up his lobster traps and go clamming along the shore. Source: Internet

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