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doc Definition of crawfish
    English to English
    noun
  • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
  • source: Webster 1913
    verb
  • 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.
    source: WordNet 3.0
    English to Tagalog
    noun
  • [crófish] Alimasag; alimango
  • source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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