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crayfish

cray·fish [ kráy fìsh ] (plural cray·fish or cray·fish·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. animal resembling lobster: a freshwater crustacean with large claws like those of a lobster. It is prized for its tail meat. Superfamily Astacoidea.

2. marine biology 
Same as  spiny lobster


3. crayfish as food: a crayfish used as food

[14th century. By folk etymology < French crevice< Indo-European, "to scratch"]
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