Crayfish
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crayfish is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
More Meanings
- (Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
- (Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
- (intransitive) To catch crayfish.
- Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
- Alternative spelling of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw).
Word Forms
- crayfishes
- crawfish
- craifish
- crafish
- crayfishing
- crayfished
Synonyms for crayfish
Depending on context, synonyms include crawdad, crawldad, crawfish, crawlfish, mudbug, yabby.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crawfish, langouste, crawdad, locust, bisque, pen.
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