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lobster vs American lobster

American lobster vs lobster

lobster and American lobster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lobster Yes No No No
American lobster Yes No No No
As nouns, American lobster is a hyponym of lobster; that is, American lobster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lobster:
  • lobster: flesh of a lobster
  • American lobster: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
lobster (noun) American lobster (noun)
any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae lobster of Atlantic coast of America
flesh of a lobster flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
Difference between lobster and American lobster

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