crayfish

IPA: krˈeɪfɪʃ

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).

to catch crayfish
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw) [(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).]

Examples of "crayfish" in Sentences

Some crayfish live in the river.
Crayfish are found in the creeks.
It is home to the crayfish species.
Signal Crayfish is known to exist in the lake.
It is an omnivore and is eaten by crayfish and fish.
The eruption destroyed the settlement's crayfish factory.
An exception is the Murray Crayfish found on the Murray River.
Rita makes the Commander Crayfish and the remaining Rangers grow.
The Crayfish River is a river on the Caribbean island of Dominica.
The abdominal section of the crayfish is divided into seven segments.
The rattle rap in crayfish color is great in crayfish waters for smallies, so I've found.
Gretchen Hansen Depending on the student, eating crayfish is either a perk of the job or the bane -- "a negative calorie operation," according to some -- because of the amount of energy it takes to pick and prod f or the morsels of meat.
Depending on the student, eating crayfish is either a perk of the job or a curse — "a negative-calorie operation," according to Tim Kratz, director of the research station — because of the energy it takes to pick and prod for the morsels of meat.