Search Result:crawfish
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋkrɒˏfIʃ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊkrɒːfiʃ 〕
Overview of noun crawfish
The noun crawfish has 3 senses
- crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse -- (tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly)
- crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy -- (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)
- spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish -- (large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters)
Overview of verb crawfish
The verb crawfish has 1 sense
- retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw -- (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")