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Meaning of SEA CRAWFISH

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
 
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 Synonyms: crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster
 
 See Also: genus Palinurus, lobster, Palinurus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sea" craw"fish`\ Sea crayfish \Sea" cray"fish`\
(Zo["o]l.)
Any crustacean of the genus {Palinurus} and allied genera, as
the European spiny lobster ({P. vulgaris}), which is much
used as an article of food. See {Lobster}.
 
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