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| chela |
a pincerlike claw of a hard-shelled animal such as a lobster or scorpion. |
| coral |
the unfertilized eggs of the lobster. [1/6 definitions] |
| crawdad |
any of several small freshwater crustaceans related to and resembling the lobster; crawdaddy; crayfish; crawfish. |
| crawdaddy |
any of several small, freshwater crustaceans related to and resembling the lobster; crawdad; crayfish; crawfish. |
| crayfish |
any of several small freshwater crustaceans related to and resembling the lobster. [2 definitions] |
| langoustine |
any of several edible marine crustaceans, esp. a small lobster of the North Atlantic. |
| lobster |
the flesh of the lobster eaten as food. [1/3 definitions] |
| lobster Newburg |
lobster cooked in a cream sauce and often flavored with sherry. |
| lobster thermidor |
lobster cooked with mushrooms and cheese in a cream sauce, replaced in the shell, and browned in an oven. |
| roe1 |
the egg mass of some crustaceans, such as the lobster. [1/2 definitions] |
| shellfish |
an aquatic invertebrate animal that has a shell, esp. an edible animal such as a clam, oyster, or lobster. |
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