LANGOUSTINE


Meaning of LANGOUSTINE in English

[lan.gous.tine] also lan.gos.ti.no n, pl -tines also -ti.nos [langoustine, fr. F, dim. of langouste; langostino, fr. Sp, dim. of langosta spiny lobster, locust, fr. (assumed) VL lacusta] (1915): any of several small lobsters (genera Nephropsis and Metanephrops of the family Nephropidae) widely used for food

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