crawfish

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crawfish Definition

• (n) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
• (n) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
• (n) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
• (v) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

crawfish Synonyms

• back away
• back out
• crawdad
• crawdaddy
• crawfish
• crawfish out
• crayfish
• ecrevisse
• langouste
• pull back
• pull in one's horns
• retreat
• rock lobster
• sea crawfish
• spiny lobster
• withdraw