aragosta — meaning in English

English meaning

• crayfish noun A small, freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, often eaten as food or kept in aquariums.
• lobster noun A large marine crustacean with a hard shell and large front claws, turning red when cooked and prized as seafood.

Senses

aragosta is used for these senses in English:

• crayfish Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
• spiny lobster a crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the family Palinuridae.

crayfish — full definition

1. noun A small, freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, often eaten as food or kept in aquariums.
2. noun In some regions, a marine spiny lobster.

lobster — full definition

1. noun A large marine crustacean with a hard shell and large front claws, turning red when cooked and prized as seafood.
2. adj Bright red in colour, especially from sunburn.

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