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CRAYFISH

Definition:

[noun] warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Synonyms: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
[noun] tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Synonyms: crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
[noun] small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Synonyms: crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
[noun] large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Synonyms: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish