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Lobster vs Martin - What's the difference?

lobster | martin |

As nouns the difference between lobster and martin

is that lobster is a crustacean of the family: Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood while martin is any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

As an adjective lobster

is red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

As a verb lobster

is to fish for lobsters.

As a proper noun Martin is

a given name derived from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

lobster

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

    • Noun

  • A crustacean of the family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
  • A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.
  • (historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
  • (slang) An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

    • Synonyms

    * (British soldier ) lobsterback, redcoat

    Hyponyms

    * (crustacean in Palinuridae) cray, langouste, spiny lobster, rock lobster

    Derived terms

    * bight lobster * furry lobster * globster * lobsterback * lobster caterpillar * lobsterer * lobsterette * lobsterish * lobsterlike * lobster louse * lobsterman * lobster pot * lobster pound * lobster shift * lobster thermidor * lobstery * Norway lobster * reef lobster * rock lobster * slipper lobster * spiny lobster * squat lobster * true lobster

    See also

    * crawfish * crayfish * prawn * shrimp * yabby * (pedia)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for lobsters.

    • Anagrams

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    martin

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) martin (French martinet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
    • Derived terms
    * house martin * martinet (bird) * sand martin

    See also

    * * — Wikipedia disambiguation page, a list of topics referred to as "Martin"

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
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