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spiny lobster

spin·y lob·ster
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahy-nee lob-ster]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni ˈlɒb stər/
    • /ˈspaɪ.ni ˈlɒb.stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee lob-ster]
    • /ˈspaɪ ni ˈlɒb stər/

Definitions of spiny lobster words

  • noun spiny lobster any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers. 1
  • noun spiny lobster any of various large edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Palinurus and related genera, having a very tough spiny carapace 0
  • noun spiny lobster any of a family (Palinuridae) of lobsters lacking large pincers and having a spiny shell 0
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Origin of spiny lobster

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Spiny lobster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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spiny lobster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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