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japanese spiny lobster

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
japane-se spiny lob-ster
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.

Etymology

From Japanese + spiny lobster (“Palinuridae sp.”). Likely a partial calque of translingual Panulirus japonicus.

Inflected Forms

Japanese spiny lobsters (plural)

Phrases

Panulirus japonicus

Frequently Paired Words

Panulirus japonicus

Questions

What does japanese spiny lobster mean?
Panulirus japonicus, a species of spiny lobster sometimes used in Japanese cuisine.
Where does japanese spiny lobster come from?
From Japanese + spiny lobster (“Palinuridae sp.”). Likely a partial calque of translingual Panulirus japonicus.

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