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Post by Guba »

Alright, I admit I'm a trivia nut. Today in the crossward puzzle they called a female lobster a hen. IS a female lobster called that? Other animals are called different things...buck, doe, bull, heiffer(spelling?) are just a couple that come to mind. Any input from anyone?
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Post by Cactus Bastard »

I had never heard that myself, but the wikipedia also uses "hen" and "cock" for female and male lobsters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names

Edit:
Here is another source listing female lobsters (and octopus) as "hens
http://www.answers.com/topic/hen
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Post by Guba »

Thanks for the links :) :!: It didn't occur to me to check Wilkpedia.
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