european lobster

1. 1.

   similar to but smaller than American lobsters

   Broaderlobster

   Part ofEuropean lobster
2. 2.

   lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe

   SynonymsHomarus vulgaris

   Broadertrue lobster

   Part ofHomarus

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.