Associations to the word «Crayfish»

Wiktionary

CRAYFISH, noun. Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
CRAYFISH, noun. (New England) (Michigan) (Wisconsin) (Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
CRAYFISH, noun. (AU) (NZ) (South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).

Dictionary definition

CRAYFISH, noun. Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California.
CRAYFISH, noun. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
CRAYFISH, noun. Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster.
CRAYFISH, noun. Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.

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