Definition of Nephrops norvegicus

1. Noun. Edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer.

Exact synonyms: Norway Lobster
Generic synonyms: Lobster
Terms within: Langoustine, Norwegian Lobster, Scampo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrops Norvegicus

Nepenthaceae
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta hederaceae
Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium litchi
Nephelium longana
Nephelium mutabile
Nephilim
Nephite
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Nephrolepis pectinata
Nephrops
Nephrops norvegicus
Nephropsidae
Nephthys
Nephthytis afzelii
Nepidae
Neptune
Neptune's girdle
Neptunian
Neptunians
Neptunism
Neptunist
Neptunists
Nera
Nerdic
Nereid

Literary usage of Nephrops norvegicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1897)
"During the past session, while demonstrating the internal organs of Nephrops norvegicus, I noticed on the walls of the vas deferens a very conspicuous ..."

2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"(nephrops norvegicus) has been found in one from the Scotch coast. Examining a considerable number of stomachs removed from cod-fishes taken on the east ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1880)
"If we compare our newly-found form with nephrops norvegicus of the Northern Ocean, we shall find many points of similarity and many also of definite ..."

4. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1901)
"That this is the explanation of the apparent anomaly would be proved if Nephrops Norvegicus were found fossil in any of the strata constituting the present ..."

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