Meaning & Definition of Crayfish in English
English⟶
Crayfish
/krefɪʃ/
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,
- crayfish
2. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
synonym:
- crayfish,
- crawfish,
- crawdad,
- ecrevisse
3. Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
synonym:
- crayfish,
- crawfish,
- crawdad,
- crawdaddy
4. Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
synonym:
- spiny lobster,
- langouste,
- rock lobster,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- sea crawfish