european lobster

Questions about european lobster

What does european lobster mean?

european lobster means "similar to but smaller than American lobsters". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for european lobster?

Close synonyms include Homarus vulgaris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is european lobster a common word?

european lobster is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.