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crayfish
n.
freshwater crustacean which resembles a small lobster
Crayfish
Crayfish, also known as
crawfish,
crawdads,
freshwater lobsters, or
mudbugs, are
freshwater crustaceans resembling small
lobsters, to which they are related; taxonomically, they are members of the
superfamilies Astacoidea and
Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like
gills and are found in bodies of water. Some species are found in brooks and streams where there is running fresh water, while others thrive in swamps, ditches, and rice paddies. Most crayfish cannot tolerate
polluted water, although some species such as
Procambarus clarkii are hardier. Crayfish feed on living and dead animals and plants.
crayfish
Noun
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) American crayfish
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
(hypernym) decapod crustacean, decapod
(hyponym) Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
(member-holonym) Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
(hypernym) lobster
(member-holonym) Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(part-meronym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
crayfish
n.
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Crayfish
(n.)
See Crawfish.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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