crayfish 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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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

Related terms

shellfish spiny_lobster

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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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