crayfish
IPA: krˈeɪfɪʃ
noun
- 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).
verb
- to catch crayfish
- Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw) [(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).]
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Examples of "crayfish" in Sentences
- 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.
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