1. (

• spiny_lobster ,
• langouste ,
• rock_lobster ,
• crayfish ,

) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California ;

2. (

• spiny_lobster ,
• langouste ,
• rock_lobster ,
• crawfish ,
• crayfish ,
• sea_crawfish

) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters ;