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Crayfish

Crayfish Meaning & Definition
Crayfish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crayfish?

[n] large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
[n] small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
[n] tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
[n] warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crayfish: crawdad | crawdad | crawdaddy | crawfish | crawfish | ecrevisse | langouste | langouste | rock lobster | rock lobster | sea crawfish | spiny lobster | spiny lobster

Related Terms | Find terms related to Crayfish:

See Also | American crayfish | American crayfish | Astacidae | Astacura | crayfish | crayfish | decapod | decapod crustacean | ecrevisse | family Astacidae | genus Palinurus | lobster | Old World crayfish | Old World crayfish | Palinurus | sea crawfish | shellfish

Crayfish In Webster's Dictionary

\Cray"fish\ (kr[=a]"f[i^]sh), n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Crawfish}.

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