ˈhämərəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from French homard lobster, from Middle French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse humarr lobster — more at cambarus
: a genus of decapod crustaceans including the common lobsters of Europe and No. America and the little Cape lobster ( H. capensis ) of southern Africa and with the related genus Nephrops constituting a family (Homaridae or Nephropsidae)