crayfish (n.)

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

    [ Syn: spiny lobster , langouste , rock lobster ]

  2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

    [ Syn: crawfish , crawdad , ecrevisse ]

  3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

    [ Syn: crawfish , crawdad , crawdaddy ]

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

    [ Syn: spiny lobster , langouste , rock lobster , crawfish , sea crawfish ]

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