Crayfish
['kreɪfɪʃ] or ['kre'fɪʃ]
Definition
(noun.) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster.
(noun.) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
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Definition
(n.) Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
(n.) See Crawfish.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Crawfish.
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Definition
n. a large fresh-water crustacean in the long-tailed division of the order Decapoda: the small spiny lobster.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster but less indigestible.
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Examples
- He would have the snake, the slow-worm, and the crayfish. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If we go to the Sierra de Gredos after this of the bridge there are fine streams there for trout and for crayfish also. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then we ate _paella_ with fresh sea food, clams in their shells, mussels, crayfish, and small eels. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If there was no war I would go with Eladio to get crayfish from that stream back there by the fascist post. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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