lobster
noun /ˈlɒbstə(r)/
/ˈlɑːbstər/
- enlarge image[countable] a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided into sections, eight legs and two large claws (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Its shell is black but turns bright red when it is boiled.
龙虾 see also Norway lobsterTopics Fish and shellfishc1 - [uncountable] meat from a lobster, used for food
Topics Foodc1(供食用的)龙虾肉
词源Old English lopustre, alteration of Latin locusta ‘crustacean, locust’.