spiny lobster

n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and

South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught

also in Florida and California [syn: {langouste}, {rock

lobster}, {crayfish}]

2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but

lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {langouste},

{rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]