CRAYFISHES

CRAYFISH

crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy

(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse

(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

crayfishes

plural of crayfish

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Source: Wiktionary


CRAYFISH

Craw"fish` (kr"fsh`), Cray"fish` (kr"fsh`), n.; pl. -fishes or -fish. Etym: [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. , fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See Crab. The ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Any crustacean of the family AstacidƦ, 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 Mamoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.

Cray"fish (kr"fsh), n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: See Crawfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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