American lobster
- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɒbstər/
- US
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langosta americana
- During the early 1970s, California once again attempted to develop an American lobster fishery along its coast (Ford and Schuman, 1971; Ford and Krekorian, 1972, 1973).
- American lobster fishery
Examples
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Because of the slower growth rates of the European lobster, it is believed that the American lobster will be a more suitable candidate for mass introduction (Kittaka, 1988).
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Flint (1972) reported that bilateral eyestalk ablation on American lobsters increased, rather than decreased, the time between molts.
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Japan also tried to introduce American lobsters into its waters as early as 1915.
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Although the American lobster fishery has experienced several fluctuations over the last century of management, two specific incidents stand out.
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Those experimental and pilot programs helped develop a licensable technology package for the American lobster culture (Chapman et al., 1988).
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The main objective, however, was to support and promote the development and implementation, on a continuing basis, of a unified, regional management program for American lobsters (Anonymous, 1983a).
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The American lobster and its European counterpart, H. gammarus, are among nature's most valuable resources for commercial and, to a limited extent, recreational fishermen.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring the American lobster with garlic butter and herbs.
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Many seafood restaurants specialize in serving fresh American lobster during the summer months.
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The fishermen caught several large American lobsters while out at sea off the coast of Maine.
Synonyms
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A large lobster with sweet, tender meat found off Maine's coast
A large lobster that lives on the Atlantic coast of North America and people eat
A large edible lobster from the Atlantic coast of North America or its meat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase simply combines 'American' (from the United States) with 'lobster' (the crustacean/meat), so its meaning — a lobster associated with America or the species found there — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a fully compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun American lobster comes from how fishermen and sellers named this animal: it is the lobster that comes from America, so they added 'American' to show where it lives. So American lobster means the large lobster found off the coast of North America, known for its big claws.