lobster-louse

(lob’stér-lous), n. A parasite of the lobster, Nicothoé astaci, a siphonostomous crustacean of the family Hrgasilide. See Nicothoé. lobsterman (lob’stér-man), ».; pl. lobstermen (-men). One who catches lobsters. Some of the dobstermen, who are also boat fishermen, save the heads of the fish in cleaning their catch to use as bait. Fisheries of U. S., V. ii. 675. lobster-moth (lob’stér-méth), ». A common European moth, Stauropus fag i: so called from the grotesque shape of the caterpillar. See Stauropus. lobster-pot (lob’stér-pot),. A pot or trap for lobsters. There are many patterns. The common house pot is made of laths. The hand-pot isa circular iron hoop, as large as a hogshead-hoop, having under it a net and over it wooden bows, with bait hung in the middle. It has often taken six or eight lobsters at once.