crawfish has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (zoology) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
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[ verb ] make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Examples

"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him" "He backed out of his earlier promise" "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

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[ noun ] (zoology) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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