CRAYFISHES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word crayfishes. (close relations)
Definition of CRAYFISHES
Best Alternative Words for CRAYFISHES
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crawfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters verb • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
crawdads | nounn | |||||||
noun • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | ||||||||
mudbugs | nounn | |||||||
noun • A crayfish | ||||||||
crawdad | nounn | |||||||
noun • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | ||||||||
langouste | nounn | |||||||
noun • warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters | ||||||||
rock lobster | nounn | |||||||
noun • warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters | ||||||||
spiny lobster | nounn | |||||||
noun • warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters | ||||||||
crawdaddy | nounn | |||||||
noun • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | ||||||||
ecrevisse | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly • small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America | ||||||||
mudbug | nounn | |||||||
noun • A crayfish | ||||||||
yabby | nounn | |||||||
noun • A freshwater Australian crayfish of the genus Cherax, especially Cherax destructor. • A type of ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea. verb • To search for yabbies. | ||||||||
sea crawfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters |