Synonyms of the word

crayfish

• n. Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea, resembling…
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
• v. Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw).

crawdad

• n. (US, regional) The crayfish.

crawdaddy

• n. (US) crayfish.

crawfish

• n. (Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Alternative form of crayfish.
• n. (Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including…
• v. (colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

decapod

• adj. (zoology) Having ten legs.
• n. (zoology) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid…
• n. (zoology) Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
• n. (rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.

langouste

• n. The spiny lobster.

lobster

• adj. red-colored, especially from a sunburn.
• n. A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked,…
• n. A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws,…
• n. (historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
• n. (slang) An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.
• v. To fish for lobsters.

shellfish

• n. An aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.