crawfish

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Alternative form of crayfish
To backpedal, desert or withdraw, used with out

He said he'd organize the project, but I think he crawfished out of it.

{n} a fish, the river lobster
Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America
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"
The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis
Resemble lobsters, but are much smaller and have sweeter meat Also called "mudbugs" or "crayfish " They live and grow in the mud of freshwater bayous
Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters
A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish. = crayfish. crawfish a crayfish
{i} freshwater crustacean which resembles a small lobster
Crawfish, sometimes spelled "crayfish," resemble lobsters, but are much smaller Locally, they are known as "mudbugs," because they live and grow in the mud of freshwater bayous They can be served many ways: in etouffees, jambalaya, gumbos or, simply boiled
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
synonym for crayfish
The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus
Locally known as Mudbugs Served in many different New Orleans dishes Only the tail of the crawfish is eaten
A small freshwater crustacean which looks something like a small lobster
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
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crayfish
A rock lobster
crayfish
{n} a species of crab, like a lobster
crayfish
{n} a fish, the river lobster
The crawfish
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crayfish
Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America
crayfish
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crayfish
rock lobster
crayfish
A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish. = crawfish. crayfish a small animal like a lobster that lives in rivers and streams, or the meat from this animal. or crawfish or crawdad Any of more than 500 species of decapods that are closely related to the lobster. Nearly all the species live in freshwater, and over half are found in North America. They have a joined head and thorax (midsection) and a segmented body that is yellow, green, red, or dark brown. The head has a sharp snout, and the eyes are on movable stalks. The exoskeleton is thin but tough, and the front pair of legs have large pincers. Crayfish are usually about 3 in. (7.5 cm) long but range from 1 to 16 in. (2.5-40 cm) long
crayfish
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crayfish
a freshwater crustacean (Cambaridae) resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait
crayfish
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
crayfish
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
crayfish
The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus
crayfish
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
crayfish
The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus
crayfish
{i} freshwater crustacean which resembles a small lobster
crayfish
Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters
crayfish
The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis
crayfish
astacidae
sea crawfish
vulgaris, which is much used as an article of food
sea crawfish
Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster P
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