Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resembling a lobster, or having the characteristics of a lobster.
  • noun A lobster.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, or pertaining to, the lobster
  • noun A metabolite found in many molluscs.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word homarine.

Examples

  • 1921-1964 OsW Marine beasties supply ten animalines: cyprine carp 1828 O octopine octopus 1914 delphine dolphin 1828 OsW OW ostracine oyster 1890 delphinine dolphin O OW homarine lobster 1880 phocaenine porpoise OW 1890 OW manatine manatee OW phocine seal 1846 OW megapterine hump - back whale W Finally, beasts of the mind occupy the last three places in my extended corpus: basilicine basilisk 1855 sphinxine sphinx 1845

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 1 1977

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • of, like or pertaining to lobsters

    October 21, 2007