n.
Pronunciation: ' läb-st ə r
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English loppestre, from loppe spider
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus ) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the No. Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
2 : SPINY LOBSTER
– lob · ster · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
lobster