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n. freshwater crustacean which resembles a small lobster | ||||
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Crayfish Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Crayfish
(n.)
See Crawfish.
(n.)
Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, 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 Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
(n.)
See Crawfish.
(n.)
Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, 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 Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
| WordNet 2.0 |
crayfish
Noun
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) American crayfish
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
(hypernym) decapod crustacean, decapod
(hyponym) Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
(member-holonym) Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
(hypernym) lobster
(member-holonym) Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(part-meronym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
Noun
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) American crayfish
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
(hypernym) decapod crustacean, decapod
(hyponym) Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
(member-holonym) Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
(hypernym) lobster
(member-holonym) Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(part-meronym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
| The Devil's Dictionary |
CRAYFISH
Crayfish, (n.)
A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible.
In this small fish I take it that human wisdom is admirably
figured and symbolized; for whereas the crayfish doth move only
backward, and can have only retrospection, seeing naught but the
perils already passed, so the wisdom of man doth not enable him to
avoid the follies that beset his course, but only to apprehend
their nature afterward.
Sir James Merivale
Crayfish, (n.)
A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible.
In this small fish I take it that human wisdom is admirably
figured and symbolized; for whereas the crayfish doth move only
backward, and can have only retrospection, seeing naught but the
perils already passed, so the wisdom of man doth not enable him to
avoid the follies that beset his course, but only to apprehend
their nature afterward.
Sir James Merivale
| hEnglish - advanced version |
crayfish
crayfish
\cray"fish\ (krā"f&ibreve;sh), n. (zo?l.) see crawfish.
crayfish
n
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from australia and south africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in florida and california [syn: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster]
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse]
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy]
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: spiny lobster , langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish ]
similar words(1)
sea crayfish
crayfish
\cray"fish\ (krā"f&ibreve;sh), n. (zo?l.) see crawfish.
crayfish
n
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from australia and south africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in florida and california [syn: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster]
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse]
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy]
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: spiny lobster , langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish ]
similar words(1)
sea crayfish
Crayfish Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
CRAYFISH
Freshwater crustacean smaller than a lobster. Also called crawfish.
Freshwater crustacean smaller than a lobster. Also called crawfish.
Crayfish Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
CRFH
Crayfish Co., Ltd.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides e-mail services to small and medium-sized businesses.
Crayfish Co., Ltd.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides e-mail services to small and medium-sized businesses.
Crayfish Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Crayfish
- For the crustaceans commonly known as "sea crayfish", see spiny lobster.
Crayfish, often referred to as crawfish or crawdad, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are closely related. They breathe through gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted water, although some species such as the invasive Procambarus clarkii are more hardy. Some crayfish have been found living as much as 3 m (10 feet) underground.
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