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| crayfish [ kráyfish ] (plural crayfish or crayfishes) |
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| Definition: |
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1. animal resembling lobster: a freshwater crustacean with large claws like those of a lobster. It is prized for its tail meat. Superfamily Astacoidea.
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2. marine biology
Same as spiny lobster
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3. crayfish as food: a crayfish used as food
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| [14th century. By folk etymology < French crevice< Indo-European, 'to scratch'] |
