1. crawfish - noun
· tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Synonym(s): crayfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
Hypernym(s): shellfish
2. crawfish - noun
· small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Synonym(s): crayfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
Hypernym(s): decapod_crustacean, decapod
3. crawfish - noun
· large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Synonym(s): spiny_lobster, langouste, rock_lobster, crayfish, sea_crawfish
Hypernym(s): lobster
4. crawfish - 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"
Synonym(s): retreat, pull_back, back_out, back_away, crawfish_out, pull_in_one%27s_horns, withdraw
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