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1. any one of numerous freshwater crustaceans that look much like small lobsters, to which they are closely related.2. a similar but larger saltwater crustacean. Also, crawfis.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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cray·fish — /ˈkreıˌfıʃ/ noun, pl crayfish [count] : an animal that looks like a small lobster and lives in rivers and streams … Useful english dictionary
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-fish — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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crayfish — cray|fish [ kreı,fıʃ ] (plural cray|fish) noun count a creature like a small LOBSTER that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crayfish — cray•fish [[t]ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ[/t]] also crawfish n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. 1) ivt Also called crawdad,crawdaddy any of various mainly freshwater decapod crustaceans, esp. of the genera Astacus and Cambarus… … From formal English to slang
crayfish — cray|fish [ˈkreıˌfıʃ] n plural crayfish [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: crevice; influenced by fish] a small animal like a ↑lobster that lives in rivers and streams, or the meat from this animal … Dictionary of contemporary English
