n. A genus of long-tailed ten-footed crustaceans of the family Homaridæ: so called from the nephroid eyes, N. norvegicus, known as the Norway lobster, is found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe, and has commercial value.
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n. a genus of Nephropsidae
Word Usage
"Next on his list of people of who should love New Labour were the nephrops fishermen of the West of Scotland."