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rock lobster

rock lobster

noun

  1. another name for the spiny lobster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rock lobster1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

The chain purchases 20% of all North American lobster tails sold, it said, and more than 15% of the world’s supply of rock lobster.

In South Africa, for example, stocks harvested by small-scale fishers — particularly high-value stocks such as abalone and West Coast rock lobster — are severely over-exploited.

From Salon

Tariffs will be scrapped on sheep meat, wool, copper, coal, alumina, fresh Australian rock lobster, and some critical minerals and non-ferrous metals to India.

From Reuters

The vision shows the 15cm fish emerge from a ledge after being disturbed by a rock lobster.

From BBC

Asked to respond to the Hong Kong official Ho’s comment, he said: “The trade in Australian rock lobster to Hong Kong fully complies with importing country requirements”.

From Reuters

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