lobster shell
Red discarded carapace
The hard outer covering of a lobster, shed periodically as the animal grows.
Lobster shells turn from dark greenish-brown to bright red when cooked—a color shift so distinctive that lobster shell names a shade of red in paint and fabric.
Empty shells left after eating are also called lobster shells: The table was covered with lobster shells and drawn butter.
- clawCurved animal nail
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- redPrimary color, warm
bright red · boil · crack · cracking open · butter · drawn butter · shore dinner · seafood · chitin · molt · armor · pincer · tail · antenna · ocean · bisque · New England · bib
- Lobsterlangoustine, langosta
- shells & casingsconch, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop
- protective structuresexoskeleton, carapace, cuticle, elytra, oyster
- molts
- casingscasing, bullet casing, brass casing, cartridge case, sausage casing
- shellsseashells, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop
lobster shelllobster meat
Edible part of marine crustacean
tender meat · soft tissue · succulent meat · muscle tissue · internal organs
lobster, shell, lobsters, shells, shelled, shelling, shellfish, eggshell, seashell