crayfish
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- noun
- /ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ/
:
cangrejo de río
- During our science project, we observed the crayfish moving around its tank.
- rusty crayfish
- crayfish burrows
- crayfish invasion
Examples
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There's a picture of a crayfish in this book.
Fiction book (2002) -
The father has just opened a metal box, and out has crawled a crayfish.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you litter all the crayfish will go away.
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"I told her that I was seeking a book about crayfish."
Fiction book (2002) -
Careful adjustment of the water level in the units also encourages the growth of crayfish, worms, and insects.
Academic text (1993) -
Her husband dives for crayfish, so that's how she'll pay.
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After the animals breed, females deposit their eggs in nest cavities under vegetation, logs, and in crayfish holes.
Academic text (1998) -
Tasmania has a great freshwater crayfish fauna, with the largest freshwater crayfish in the world.
Blog text (15) -
Sometimes two crayfish would encounter each other, hug, their bodies shivering more rapidly while their antennae waved wildly.
Fiction book (2002) -
The children were excited to catch a crayfish while fishing near the river.
Synonyms
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A small animal like a lobster that lives in fresh water and is eaten
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5.3
An animal with a hard outer shell, such as a crab or lobster
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A small freshwater animal like a tiny lobster that lives in creeks
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A small freshwater animal like a tiny lobster
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A small fresh water animal like a tiny lobster that people eat in French cooking
Compounds
Large freshwater animal like a small lobster from eastern North America that lives in rivers and streams
Small freshwater animals like lobsters that live in Europe, Asia, and western North America
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Etymology
The word crayfish comes from an old French word escrevisse, now écrevisse, which English speakers heard as 'cray' or 'craw' and later added the familiar word fish. So the word crayfish is used for small, lobster-like animals found in rivers and streams.