rock lobster

noun

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Starters include Norfolk Bay oysters and kingfish sashimi, while mains spotlight Tasmanian beef from premium producers like Cape Grim, Robbins Island, and King Island, with the option to add Southern rock lobster. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 They're also known as craydids, crawdads, and rock lobsters, and they're found in swamps, rivers, and lakes. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Nobody thought of telling the band that their quirky song about a rock lobster would become a beach standard for a half-century to come. Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 China introduced a defacto ban on live rock lobster in 2020 while denying the move — and a raft of other punitive tariffs — were linked to the worst crisis in relations in decades. Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024

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First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rock lobster was in 1884

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“Rock lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20lobster. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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