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English noun: crayfish | |||
| 1. | crayfish (food) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shellfish | ||
| Part meronym | crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster | ||
| 2. | crayfish (food) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | ||
| Synonyms | crawdad, crawfish, ecrevisse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shellfish | ||
| Part meronym | American crayfish, ecrevisse, Old World crayfish | ||
| 3. | crayfish (animal) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | ||
| Synonyms | crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decapod, decapod crustacean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American crayfish, ecrevisse, Old World crayfish | ||
| Member meronym | Astacidae, Astacura, family Astacidae | ||
| 4. | crayfish (animal) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lobster | ||
| Part holonym | crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster | ||
| Member meronym | genus Palinurus, Palinurus | ||
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