Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
lobster or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Red, lobsterlike armor covered it, except for its maggoty white arms and lower legs.
Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010
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Red, lobsterlike armor covered it, except for its maggoty white arms and lower legs.
Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010
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Their tails twitched, their lobsterlike pincers opened and closed, and their heads turned so they could better see their creator.
The Day of the Tempest Rabe, Jean 1997
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For each of the two shapes, he envisioned eight legs, lobsterlike claws, and a flat, narrow body the color of obsidian.
The Day of the Tempest Rabe, Jean 1997
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All crabs seemed to be modified lobsterlike creatures; to confirm this interpretation, based solely upon details of adult structure, young crabs pass through a stage when to all intents and purposes they are counterparts of lobsters.
The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Henry Edward Crampton
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Scorpions sting with their tails, which are brought over the head and back for the purpose, while holding on to the victim with their lobsterlike claws.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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