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Difference Between Crawdad and Crayfish

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Crawdad

See crayfish.

Crayfish

Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters (to which they are related). In some parts of the United States, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies.

Crawdad

The crayfish.

Crayfish

Any of various freshwater crustaceans of the families Astacidae and Cambaridae of the Northern Hemisphere and the family Parastacidae of the Southern Hemisphere, resembling a lobster but considerably smaller. Also called mudbug; also called regionally crawdad.

Crawdad

Same as crawfish
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Crayfish

See spiny lobster.

Crawdad

Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

Crayfish

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

Crawdad

Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Crayfish

A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
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Crayfish

A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).

Crayfish

(AU) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.

Crayfish

(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).

Crayfish

To catch crayfish

Crayfish

(to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)

Crayfish

See Crawfish.

Crayfish

Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

Crayfish

Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

Crayfish

Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Crayfish

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

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