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

   noun.food

   Synonyms langouste rock lobster spiny lobster

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

   noun.food

   Synonyms crawdad crawfish ecrevisse

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

   noun.animal

   Synonyms crawdad crawdaddy crawfish

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.animal

   Synonyms crawfish langouste rock lobster sea crawfish spiny lobster

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. See <u>Crawfish</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913