langoustine

noun
🔊/ˌlɒŋɡuˈstiːn/
🔊/ˌlæŋɡuˈstiːn/
(also Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn)
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  1. a shellfish that is a type of small lobster that may be prepared and eaten as scampi挪威海螯虾Topics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word OriginFrench, from langouste from Old Provençal lagosta, based on Latin locusta ‘locust, crustacean’.