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lobsterling

noun

Etymology

From lobster + -ling.

  1. derived from lobbe
  2. derived from lō̆custa — “grasshopper, locust”
  3. inherited from loppestre
  4. inherited from loppestere
  5. suffixed as lobsterling — “lobster + ling”

Definitions

  1. A young or miniature lobster.

    • In the first few days of the fourth stage the lobsterlings are good swimmers — this is their "redeeming vice" — but the swimming is strong and bears no comparison to the aimless drifting movement characteristic of larval stages.
    • The approach of the molt seems to start the lobsterling on its course to the bottom; accordingly when this is delayed until after the fourth stage, it probably does not often occur until the approach of the succeeding molt.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA