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Crayfish

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Senses

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small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

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tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

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warm-water lobsters without claws

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
crawfishspiny lobster
plural
Crayfishes
possessive
Crayfish's
pluralpossessive
Crayfishes'