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Definition of American crayfish
1. Noun. Common large crayfishes of eastern North America.
Group relationships: Cambarus, Genus Cambarus
Terms within: Crawdad, Crawfish, Crayfish, Ecrevisse
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Crayfish
Literary usage of American crayfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... and frequently grasp males and attempt to copulate with them. LITERATURE 1895.
Andrews, EA Conjugation in an american crayfish. Am. Nat., Vol. 29, pp. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"... epidemics caused by certain bacteria have destroyed the crayfish in large
river areas, and attempts are in progress to restock with american crayfish. ..."
3. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"Common american crayfish (Fig. 623). • See "Monograph of the North American
Astacidae," by HA Hagen, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., V»l. 3, 1870. ..."
4. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1915)
"The Australian and South american crayfish I should regard as derived from the
north, by way of the existing or slightly sub- ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"During the past two years trematodes from american crayfish have been secured;
these are all encysted, sexually mature, individuals. ..."
6. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1911)
""95 Conjugation in an american crayfish. Am. Nat., Vol. 29, pp. 867-873. 2.
Andrews, EA '04 Breeding Habits of Crayfish. Am. Nat., Vol. 38, pp. 165-206. 3. ..."