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Definition of Crayfish

1. Noun. Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California.

2. Noun. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.

3. Noun. Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster.

4. Noun. Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.

Definition of Crayfish

1. n. See Crawfish.

Definition of Crayfish

1. Noun. A freshwater crustacean (Cambaridae) resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait. ¹

2. Noun. (AU NZ South Africa) A rock lobster. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crayfish

1. a crustacean [n -ES] - See also: crustacean

Medical Definition of Crayfish

1. Various freshwater crustaceans resembling the lobster, but usually much smaller; common genera are astacus, cambarus, oronectes, and pacifastacus. It includes crayfish as food. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crayfish

crawling crawlingly crawls crawlspace crawlspaces crawlway crawlways crawly craws crawthumper

cray craye crayer crayers crayes crayfish (current term) crayfisher crayfisheries crayfisherman crayfishermen

crayfishers crayfishery crayfishes crayon crayoned crayoner crayoners crayoning crayonist crayonists

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