langoustes

Noun

• warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
• large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
• plural of langouste

Synonyms

crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster