European lobster

European lobster
noun
1. similar to but smaller than American lobsters
Hypernyms: ↑lobster
Member Holonyms: ↑Homarus vulgaris
2. lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe
Syn: ↑Homarus vulgaris
Hypernyms: ↑true lobster
Member Holonyms: ↑Homarus, ↑genus Homarus

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