i., zool., bak. crayfish

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crawfish
Alternative form of crayfish
To backpedal, desert or withdraw, used with out

He said he'd organize the project, but I think he crawfished out of it.

{n} a fish, the river lobster
Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "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"
The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis
Resemble lobsters, but are much smaller and have sweeter meat Also called "mudbugs" or "crayfish " They live and grow in the mud of freshwater bayous
Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters
A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish. = crayfish. crawfish a crayfish
{i} freshwater crustacean which resembles a small lobster
Crawfish, sometimes spelled "crayfish," resemble lobsters, but are much smaller Locally, they are known as "mudbugs," because they live and grow in the mud of freshwater bayous They can be served many ways: in etouffees, jambalaya, gumbos or, simply boiled
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
synonym for crayfish
The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus
Locally known as Mudbugs Served in many different New Orleans dishes Only the tail of the crawfish is eaten
A small freshwater crustacean which looks something like a small lobster
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster