Northern lobster


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Related to Northern lobster: Homarus americanus, American lobster
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Noun1.Northern lobster - flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender clawsNorthern lobster - flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
American lobster, Maine lobster
Homarus americanus, Maine lobster, Northern lobster, American lobster - lobster of Atlantic coast of America
lobster - flesh of a lobster
2.Northern lobster - lobster of Atlantic coast of AmericaNorthern lobster - lobster of Atlantic coast of America
Homarus americanus, Maine lobster, American lobster
true lobster - large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
genus Homarus, Homarus - type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
American lobster, Maine lobster, Northern lobster - flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
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The two most obvious features of the northern lobster are its pair of massive claws and hard shell.
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