1. Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters; SYN. langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish.
2. Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California; SYN. langouste, rock lobster, crayfish.