A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible. In this small fish I take it that human wisdom is admirably figured and symbolized; for whereas the crayfish doth move only backward, and can have only retrospection, seeing naught but the perils already passed, so the wisdom of man doth not enable him to avoid the follies that beset his course, but only to apprehend their nature afterward. Sir James Merivale
Any decapod crustacean of the family Astacidæ (genera Cambarus and Cambarus), 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.
tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
Resembling miniature lobsters, Crayfish are prepared in just the same way—boil, grill, bake, etc.
A small lobster-like freshwater crustacean, esp. of the genus Astacus.
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
a freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster; a staple of the cuisine of Louisiana, where they are called crawfish or crawdads.
freshwater crustacean of genera Astacus and Cambarus, resembling very small lobster
a freshwater crustacean similar to lobster but smaller. The salt water variety is known as spiny lobster.