crawfish
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(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster |
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Synonyms: crawdad, crawdaddy, crayfish |
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Related Words: American crayfish, Old World crayfish, decapod, decapod crustacean, ecrevisse |
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(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly |
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Synonyms: crawdad, crayfish, ecrevisse |
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Related Words: shellfish |
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(verb) make a retreat; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise" |
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Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish out, retreat, withdraw |
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(noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters |
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Synonyms: crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster |
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Related Words: lobster |
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