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Meaning of CRAYFISH

Pronunciation:  'krey`fish

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
  2. [n]  small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
  3. [n]  tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
  4. [n]  warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
 
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 Synonyms: crawdad, crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish, crawfish, ecrevisse, langouste, langouste, rock lobster, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster, spiny lobster
 
 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

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cray"fish\ (kr[=a]"f[i^]sh), n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Crawfish}.
 
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