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Words related to crayfish

Related / Similar Words: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy, ecrevisse

Definition:

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters;

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster;

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly;

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California;

Hyponyms: Old World crayfish, ecrevisse, American crayfish

Part Meronyms: American crayfish, Old World crayfish, ecrevisse, spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish

Member Meronyms: Palinurus, genus Palinurus, Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura

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