HOMARUS VULGARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Homarus vulgaris mean? 

• HOMARUS VULGARIS (noun)
  The noun HOMARUS VULGARIS has 1 sense:

1. lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe

  Familiarity information: HOMARUS VULGARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMARUS VULGARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

European lobster; Homarus vulgaris

Hypernyms ("Homarus vulgaris" is a kind of...):

true lobster (large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs)

Meronyms (members of "Homarus vulgaris"):

European lobster (similar to but smaller than American lobsters)

Holonyms ("Homarus vulgaris" is a member of...):

genus Homarus; Homarus (type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters)