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# lobster

noun (a lobster, lobsters; plural sometimes lobster)

«lobster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sea animal with a hard shell, ten legs and two big claws, related to crabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#m1)
2. Its meat, eaten as food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#m2)
3. (informal) Someone badly sunburnt is "red as a lobster". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science: lobsters are crustaceans with an outer skeleton (exoskeleton). In everyday life: lobster is an expensive seafood. Phrases: lobster pot (a trap), red as a lobster.

### Examples

- A lobster has two big claws for crushing food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x1)
- Fishermen catch lobsters in traps called lobster pots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x2)
- Live lobsters are usually dark green or blue, not red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x3)
- They had lobster for a special dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x4)
- After the beach, I was as red as a lobster! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x5)
- Lobsters grow by shedding their shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/#x6)

### Note

Plural "lobsters", but fishermen may say "lobster" for many. Myth: lobsters are not red in the sea; most turn red only when cooked. A lobster has 10 legs (counting the claws), so in counting problems use 10.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lobster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lobster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lobster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lobster.html) on Mova free.