| spiny lobster | (n) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California, Syn. crayfish, langouste, rock lobster |
| spiny lobster | (n) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters, Syn. crawfish, sea crawfish, langouste, crayfish, rock lobster |