kreeft

Definitions of kreeft
  1. noun
    any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
    synonyms: hommer, zeekreeft
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    types:
    langoustine
    edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer
  2. noun
    large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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    type of:
    hommer, zeekreeft
    any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
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