- any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- spiny lobster.
- any of various similar crustaceans, as certain crayfishes.
- the edible meat of these animals.
- any of several large marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Homarus, esp H. vulgaris, occurring on rocky shores and having the first pair of limbs modified as large pincers
- any of several similar crustaceans, esp the spiny lobster
- the flesh of any of these crustaceans, eaten as a delicacy
