Any of various edible marine decapod crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, having a spiny carapace and lacking the large pincers characteristic of true lobsters. Also called crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crayfish
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California