langostino
noun
lan·gos·ti·no ˌlaŋ-gə-ˈstē-(ˌ)nō 
plural langostinos
: any of several edible crustaceans (as of the genus Pleuroncodes) that are or resemble small lobsters or large shrimp
specifically : langoustine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The case hung on the semantic question of whether a langostino could legally be considered a lobster. 
Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2021 Scott Horsley, a reporter at National Public Radio, asked a leading marine biologist if a langostino, also known as the squat lobster, is technically a lobster. Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2007
Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2021 Scott Horsley, a reporter at National Public Radio, asked a leading marine biologist if a langostino, also known as the squat lobster, is technically a lobster. Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2007 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, diminutive of langosta spiny lobster, locust, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, alteration of Latin locusta
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
- glutted (on)
- glutted on
- glutting
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- glutton/sucker for punishment
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- gluttonised
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- gluttonousness
- gluttonousnesses
- gluttons
- gluttony
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