crayfish

English Dictionary -> Letter C -> crayfish

Search Dictionary:

crayfish Definition

• (n) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
• (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

crayfish Synonyms

• crawdad
• crawdaddy
• crawfish
• crayfish
• ecrevisse
• langouste
• rock lobster
• sea crawfish
• spiny lobster