homarus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Homarus
    n 1: type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
         [syn: {Homarus}, {genus Homarus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Homarus \Hom"a*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "omarh`s well adjusted.]
   (Zool.)
   A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters.
   -- {Hom"a*roid}, a.
   [1913 Webster]