langostino lobster
n.— «Olympia Snowe has asked that restaurants be banned from calling a certain kind of shellfish lobster as it has taken millions of dollars from Maine fisherman as well as deceived the public. Many restaurants now use the term “Langostino Lobster,” which was coined by the US Food and Drug Administration after customers sued a California-based restaurant for marketing lobster but serving langostino.» —“Senator Fired Up About Non-Lobster” by Megan Shannon All Headline News Oct. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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