- lobster caterpillar
- noun
or lobster
(-s)
: a caterpillar that has extremely long thoracic legs and two long caudal processes, rests in a grotesque position, and feeds on many trees and shrubs — see lobster moth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lobster caterpillar
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Lobster caterpillar — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lobster — Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lobster louse — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lobster moth — noun : a European moth (Stauropus fagi) of the family Notodontidae that is the adult of the lobster caterpillar * * * lobster moth noun A European moth (Stauropus fagi) whose larva resembles a lobster • • • Main Entry: ↑lobster … Useful english dictionary
Lobster Moth — Taxobox name = Lobster Moth image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Notodontidae genus = Stauropus species = S. fagi binomial = Stauropus fagi binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
lobster moth — noun a brown moth with a long legged caterpillar having an upturned tail reminiscent of a lobster. [Stauropus fagi.] … English new terms dictionary
'Tis the Voice of the Lobster — The Lobster, illustrated by John Tenniel Tis the Voice of the Lobster is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in Chapter 10 of Alice s Adventure … Wikipedia
Homarus Americanus — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homarus vulgaris — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nephrops Norvegicus — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
