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Noun: crayfish (crayfish,crayfishes) 'krey`fish- Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster - Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- crawfish [N. Amer], crawdad [N. Amer], ecrevisse - Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- crawfish [N. Amer], crawdad [N. Amer], crawdaddy [N. Amer] - Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish [N. Amer], sea crawfish [N. Amer]
Verb: crayfish 'krey`fish
Usage: US
- Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish [N. Amer], crawfish out [N. Amer], pull in one's horns, withdraw
Derived forms: crayfish, crayfished, crayfishes, crayfishing Type of: decapod, decapod crustacean, lobster, shellfish Part of: American crayfish, Astacidae, Astacura, ecrevisse, family Astacidae, genus Palinurus, Old World crayfish, Palinurus Encyclopedia: Crayfish |