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Japanese spiny lobster

Japanese spiny lobster noun: panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.

japanese spiny lobster: panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine
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Noun

Japanese spiny lobster (plural Japanese spiny lobsters)

  1. Panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.

Forms of Japanese spiny lobster

pluralJapanese spiny lobsters

Origin of Japanese spiny lobster

From Japanese + spiny lobster (“Palinuridae sp.”). Likely a partial calque of translingual Panulirus japonicus.

Questions about Japanese spiny lobster

What does Japanese spiny lobster mean?
Japanese spiny lobster means panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.
What part of speech is Japanese spiny lobster?
Japanese spiny lobster is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese spiny lobster?
The plural of Japanese spiny lobster is Japanese spiny lobsters.

Words near Japanese spiny lobster in the dictionary

  1. Japanese sparrowhawks
  2. Japanese spikenard
  3. Japanese spikenards
  4. Japanese spindle
  5. Japanese spindles
  6. Japanese spiny lobster
  7. Japanese spitz
  8. Japanese spitzes
  9. Japanese spurge
  10. Japanese squash
  11. Japanese squirrel

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