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Spiny lobster
/spˈaɪni
lˈɑbstər/
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adjective
Spiny
adj.
1.
Full of spines; thorny; as,
a spiny tree
.
2.
Like a spine in shape; slender.
"Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping."
3.
Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
"The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy."
Spiny lobster
. (Zool.) Same as Rock lobster, under
Rock
. See also
Lobster
.
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