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Meanings of crayfish in English

Russian
речные раки
Portuguese
lagostim
Catalan
astacoidea
Spanish
astacoidea
Wikidata

Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.

      речные раки
      Portuguese
      lagostas
      Catalan
      cranc de mar
      Spanish
      cangrejo de río

      Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.

            lagostas
            Usage of crayfish in English
            1
            Koro has recurring dreams of crayfish and takes his family for seafood.
            Radio NZ
            2
            Drain the crayfish and remove the meat: First, pull out the claws.
            Cooking for friends
            3
            Meaning, the crayfish were released into the aquatic system by local residents.
            The South African
            4
            From the kitchen rose the smell of hot fish and crayfish soup.
            The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
            5
            Delights include tart Arctic cloudberries, just-fished river salmon and summer crayfish barbecues.
            The Irish Times
            6
            And lying still or crawling slowly among the stones were many crayfish.
            The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
            7
            Researchers have found that the marbled crayfish could out-compete seven native crayfish.
            The Daily Telegraph
            8
            Here and there in Irish rivers, the white-clawed crayfish clings to survival.
            The Irish Times
            9
            It is crayfish, or as they call it in Maori - Kaikoura.
            Full Circle
            10
            The signal crayfish, like the mink an invasive species, is a favourite.
            The Guardian
            11
            This was after he and two others were caught catching crayfish illegally.
            The South African
            12
            Like a crayfish darting in clear water, it left an organic muddy-looking trail.
            The last page
            13
            Specific growth rate and survivorship of the crayfish were measured throughout the study.
            Pubmed
            14
            All I have to say is, the crayfish better be good.
            G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
            15
            They say you can catch, but your crayfish must stand in the water.
            Reuters
            16
            There are a lot of fish and crayfish in the Oka.
            Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
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            New Zealand
            Common
            United States of America
            Rare
            United Kingdom
            Rare