SPINY LOBSTER

Meaning of SPINY LOBSTER in English

[spiny lobster] n (1819): any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae and esp. genus Panulirus) distinguished from the true lobsters by the simple unenlarged first pair of legs and claws and the spiny carapace

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SPINY LOBSTER — noun Date: 1819 any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae, especially genus Panulirus ) distinguished from true lobsters by the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPINY LOBSTER — noun : an edible crustacean (family Palinuridae) that is distinguished from the true lobster by the simple unenlarged first pair …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINY LOBSTER — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY LOBSTER — Date: 1819 : any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae, especially genus Panulirus ) distinguished from true lobsters by the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPINY LOBSTER — Function: noun Date: 1819 : any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae, especially genus Panulirus ) distinguished from true lobsters …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPINY LOBSTER — ■ noun a large edible crustacean with a spiny shell and long, heavy antennae, but without large claws. [Family Palinuridae: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст (Palinurus vulgaris) (зоология) лангуст (Palinurus vulgaris)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — Лобстер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст ( Palinurus vulgaris )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст (Palinurus vulgaris)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст ( Palinurus vulgaris )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст ( Palinurus vulgaris )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — лангуст [зоол.], лангуста [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPINY LOBSTER — лангуст [зоол.], лангуста [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPINY LOBSTER — - rock lobster
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SPINY LOBSTER — = rock lobster
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — Лангуста
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — Лангуст
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY LOBSTER — зоол. лангуст (Palinurus vulgaris) (зоология) лангуст (Palinurus vulgaris)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY — adjective (spinier; -est) Date: 1586 abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances ; thorny , covered or armed with spines, slender …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOBSTER — Any of numerous species of marine shrimplike Lobsters scavenge for dead animals but also eat live fish, small mollusks and …
Английский словарь Британика
SPINY — I. adjective also spin·ey ˈspīnē, -ni ( spinier ; spiniest ) Etymology: spine + -y 1. : covered with spines …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOBSTER — I. ˈläbztə(r), -bst- noun ( -s ; see sense 1 ) Etymology: Middle English lopster, lobster, from Old English loppestre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINY — (n.) See Spinny.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Like a spine in shape; slender.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
Английский словарь Webster
LOBSTER — (n.) Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), …
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — ( n. ) See Spinny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Like a spine in shape; slender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOBSTER — ( n. ) Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — — spininess , n. /spuy"nee/ , adj., spinier, spiniest . 1. abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOBSTER — /lob"steuhr/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) lobster , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — adj. thorny, spiked, covered with pointy projections; resembling a spine; difficult, complex, troublesome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPINY — adjective ( spin·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1586 1. : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny spiny problems …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOBSTER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English loppestre, from loppe spider Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPINY — adj like a spine in shape; slender. 2. spiny ·noun ·see spinny. 3. spiny ·adj full of spines; thorny; as, …
Webster English vocab
LOBSTER — add. ·noun as a term of opprobrium or contempt: a gullible, awkward, bungling, or undesirable person. 2. lobster ·noun any …
Webster English vocab
SPINY — ■ adjective ( spinier , spiniest ) 1》 full of or covered with prickles. 2》 informal difficult to understand or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPINY — [spiny] adj spin.i.er ; -est (1586) 1: covered or armed with spines; broadly: bearing spines, prickles, or thorns 2: abounding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOBSTER — [lob.ster] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE loppestre, fr. loppe spider] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a family (Nephropidae and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOBSTER — (Top) Spiny lobster (Palinurus); (bottom) American lobster (Homarus americanus) any of numerous marine crustaceans (order Decapoda) constituting the families Homaridae …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPINY — spin|y BrE AmE ˈspaɪn |i ▷ spin|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ spin|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ spin|iness i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOBSTER — lobster BrE AmE ˈlɒb stə AmE \ ˈlɑːb st ə r ▷ lobster|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOBSTER — / ˈlɒbstə(r); NAmE ˈlɑːb-/ noun 1. [ C ] a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPINY — spin ‧ y /ˈspaɪni/ BrE AmE adjective a spiny animal or plant has lots of stiff sharp points ⇨ spine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOBSTER — lob ‧ ster /ˈlɒbstə $ ˈlɑːbstər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: loppestre , probably from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. øspiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOBSTER — n. & v. --n. 1 any large marine crustacean of the family Nephropidae, with stalked eyes and two pincer-like claws …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. spiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOBSTER — n. & v. n. 1 any large marine crustacean of the family Nephropidae, with stalked eyes and two pincer-like claws …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1. full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. Phrases and idioms: spiny anteater ECHIDNA. spiny lobster …
Oxford English vocab
LOBSTER — n. & v. --n. 1. any large marine crustacean of the family Nephropidae, with stalked eyes and two pincer-like claws …
Oxford English vocab
SPINY — A spiny plant or animal is covered with long sharp points. ...a spiny lobster. ...a spiny cactus. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOBSTER — ( lobsters) A lobster is a sea creature that has a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs. She …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOBSTER — (~s) A ~ is a sea creature that has a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs. She sold …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPINY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a spiny lobster EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also infesting this domain are the dramatically …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOBSTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN salad ▪ The icebox was packed with beer and he'd prepared a lobster salad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPINY — [adjective] -ier, -iestThe stems of the plant are spiny (= covered with long sharp points).Some small animals have a spiny …
Cambridge English vocab
LOBSTER — [noun] - an animal which lives in the sea and has a long jointed body with a hard outside, two …
Cambridge English vocab
LOBSTER — n. Any of numerous species of marine shrimplike decapods that are bottom-dwellers and mostly nocturnal. Lobsters scavenge for dead animals …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LOBSTER — Australian for a twenty dollar note. Example: He tipped me a lobster. God love those Yanks.
Slang English vocab

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