Crayfish
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noun


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


Alteration of crevis from crevice of origin, akin to krebs, krebiz "edible crustacean, crab", crabba "crab". More at crab

Noun



  1. A freshwater crustacean (Cambaridae) resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
  2. A rock lobster.
 
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