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lobster

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Synonyms: mobster, jobster, lobstar

Antonyms: mobster, jobster, lobstar

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Noun

  1. {{sid|en|Q1038113}} A [[crustacean]] of the {{taxfmt|Nephropidae|family}} family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and [[claws]], which is used as a [[seafood]].
  2. Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:
  3. {{lb|en|slang|historical}} A soldier or officer of the [[imperial]] British Army (due to their red or [[scarlet]] [[uniform]]).
  4. {{lb|en|slang}} An Australian twenty-dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

Verb

  1. To fish for lobsters.

Adjective

  1. [[red|Red]]-colored, especially from a [[sunburn]].

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