spiny lobster
noun
: any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae, especially genus Panulirus) distinguished from true lobsters by the simple unenlarged first pair of legs and claws and the spiny carapace
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Kick off with a wasabi martini, follow with wagyu, sea urchin and caviar nigiri, or a spiny lobster thermidor, Izumi-style.
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Florida Keys hosts an annual two-day spiny lobster sport season opener the last Wednesday and Thursday in July.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
On California’s North Coast, where other urchin nemeses — like otters, spiny lobsters and sheephead — are lacking, 96% of the region’s kelp forests vanished in the decade following the sea star collapse.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Spiny Lobster Roll: A West Coast take on the iconic summer sandwich, elevating it with spiny lobster and an imaginative dressing.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Florida Keys hosts an annual two-day spiny lobster sport season opener the last Wednesday and Thursday in July.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
On California’s North Coast, where other urchin nemeses — like otters, spiny lobsters and sheephead — are lacking, 96% of the region’s kelp forests vanished in the decade following the sea star collapse.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Spiny Lobster Roll: A West Coast take on the iconic summer sandwich, elevating it with spiny lobster and an imaginative dressing.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spiny lobster
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“Spiny lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiny%20lobster. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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