Synonym of Crayfish

crayfish

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Noun
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
(hypernym) shellfish
(part-holonym) American crayfish
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
(synonym) crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
(hypernym) decapod crustacean, decapod
(hyponym) Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
(member-holonym) Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
(synonym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, sea crawfish
(hypernym) lobster
(member-holonym) Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(part-meronym) spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster