Definition of "langoustine" [langoustine]

• A large, edible prawn. (noun)

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• "In 2006, the Faroe Islands authorities charged a Danish food journalist and a photographer with breaching animal rights legislation after they sampled a local delicacy: live langoustine aka Norway lobster."
• "I did learn what a langoustine is a marine crustacean which looks a little like a miniature lobster and a lot like the river dwelling crayfish."
• "Scottish brown crab and langoustine, which is similar to baby lobster."