Lobsters

/ˈlɑbstərz/ noun

Definition

Large marine crustaceans with ten legs, including two large claws, often caught for food.

Etymology

From Old English 'lopuste,' which came from Latin 'locusta' (locust or lobster). The 'lo' prefix is debated, but the connection between locusts and lobsters shows how English borrowed the word from languages describing sea creatures.

Kelly Says

Lobsters can live over 100 years and never stop growing—they literally never age like mammals do, molting and regenerating instead, which is why scientists study them to understand aging in humans.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k-u-lal
ARالعربية
かに
ka-nee
BNবাংলা
গোলমর
gol-mor
CACatalà
aragostes
ah-ra-GOH-stahs
CSČeština
homary
hoh-mary
DADansk
hummere
HÜM-er
DEDeutsch
Hummer
HÜM-er
ELΕλληνικά
γόβιες
go-bees
ESEspañol
langostas
lan-GOH-stahs
FAفارسی
لوستر
loo-ster
FISuomi
rapuja
ra-pu-ja
FRFrançais
homards
oh-mahr
GUGU
કેલિયુ
ke-li-yu
HAHA
kifi
ki-fi
HEעברית
לובסטרים
lo-bhs-te-rim
HIहिन्दी
लॉबस्टर
loh-bhs-ter
HUMagyar
homárok
hoh-ma-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
udang laut
oo-dang laut
IGIG
eke
e-ke
ITItaliano
aragoste
ah-ra-GOH-stahs
JA日本語
伊勢海老
i-se-e-bi
KKKK
қамыр
ka-myr
KMKM
ស្វាយ
svay
KO한국어
대게
dae-ge
MRMR
कॅन्ड
kan-d
MSBahasa Melayu
kepiting laut
ke-pi-ting laut
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်ပုံ
kye-t-pon
NLNederlands
kreeften
kree-ften
NONorsk
hummere
HÜM-er
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਮ
kri-m
PLPolski
homary
hoh-mary
PTPortuguês
lagostas
lah-GOH-stahs
RORomână
homari
hoh-ma-ri
RUРусский
омары
oh-ma-ry
SVSvenska
hummare
HÜM-er
SWKiswahili
kamba
kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
கடற்புழு
kad-tur-pu-zu
TEతెలుగు
క్రిము
kri-mu
THไทย
ม้าก
ma-k
TLTL
alup
ah-lup
TRTürkçe
homarlar
hoh-mar-lar
UKУкраїнська
омари
oh-ma-ri
URاردو
لوپسٹر
lo-p-ster
VITiếng Việt
cua
kwaa
YOYO
ẹkẹ
e-ke
ZH中文
龙虾
long-xia
ZUZU
inkomo
in-ko-mo

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