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Definition of
crayfish noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
crayfish
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkreɪfɪʃ
/
/
(
also
crawfish
)
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
(
pl.
crayfish
,
crawfish
)
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an animal like a small
lobster
, that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large
lobster
, that lives in the ocean and can be eaten
See
crayfish
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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crayfish
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