Homarus
noun
Hom·a·rus
ˈhämərəs
: a genus of decapod crustaceans including the common lobsters of Europe and North America and the little Cape lobster (H. capensis) of southern Africa and with the related genus Nephrops constituting a family (Homaridae or Nephropsidae)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from French homard lobster, from Middle French, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse humarr lobster