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What is a female lobster called?

Question #9501. Asked by steve.
Last updated May 13 2021.

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JReid
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JReid
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Answer has 6 votes.
Out here in Boston, they're called hens, or 'Mrs. Lobster' on formal occasions.

Jan 11 2001, 6:25 PM
Senior Moments
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Senior Moments

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Have you ever tried to pluck one, as it is called a hen.

Other lobster trivia is as follows:
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- Why shouldn't a lobster walk into the kitchen? It's the first chamber of a lobster trap. The inner chamber is called the bedroom or parlor.

Response last updated by Terry on May 13 2021.
Oct 23 2002, 7:09 AM
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A male lobster is called a cock and a female a hen, or chicken when it weighs about one pound. A one-clawed lobster is called a cull. If it has no claws, it's called a pistol.

link http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafood/a/lobsterterms.htm


Response last updated by Terry on Aug 24 2016.
Oct 23 2002, 7:15 AM
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bipolar
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Answer has 7 votes.
A male lobster is called a cock and a female a hen or chicken (when it weighs about one pound). A one-clawed lobster is called a cull. If it has no claws, it's called a pistol.

Response last updated by Terry on Aug 24 2016.
Feb 07 2008, 3:52 PM
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They are known as both hens and chickens. A female lobster is called a chicken when she is weighs about 1 pound.

link http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_facts/Lobsters.htm



Response last updated by gtho4 on Jan 12 2017.
Apr 24 2008, 7:45 AM
DPISHERE
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DPISHERE
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