lobster
/ˈlɒb.stə/noun
A sea creature of the crustacean family with a hard shell and large claws, dark green or bluish when alive and bright red once cooked, eaten as seafood.
Example sentence
- “We ordered grilled lobster at the seaside restaurant.”
Turning 'red as a lobster' describes bad sunburn. As food the word often stays singular: 'we ate lobster'.