lobster
nounHow many syllables in lobster?
There are 2 syllables in the word lobster.How to pronounce lobster:
Definition of lobster:
- lobster (noun):
- any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae.
- any of a family (nephropidae and especially homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the north atlantic and from the cape of good hope
Synonyms for lobster:
crawfish
crayfish
decapod
decapod crustacean
langouste
nephrops norvegicus
norway lobster
pleopod
reptantia
rock lobster
sea crawfish
spiny lobster
swimmeret
true lobster
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