crayfish
(noun)
noun
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Similar word(s): langouste
Definition categories: food, shellfish
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Similar word(s): crawdad, crawfish
Definition categories: food, shellfish
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Similar word(s): crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish
Definition categories: animal, decapod
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters