crayfish meaning and definition

CRAYFISH noun

Definition of crayfish (noun)

1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
   • synonyms: langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
   • synonyms: crawdad, crawfish, ecrevisse
3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
   • synonyms: crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish
4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
   • synonyms: crawfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster