Synonyms for crawfish
ˈkrɔˌfɪʃcraw·fish

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1. crawfishnoun

   Synonyms:
   crawdad, crayfish

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1. crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevissenoun

   tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

   Synonyms:
   crawdad, ecrevisse, crayfish, crawdaddy, rock lobster, spiny lobster, langouste, sea crawfish

2. crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddynoun

   small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

   Synonyms:
   crawdad, ecrevisse, crayfish, crawdaddy, rock lobster, spiny lobster, langouste, sea crawfish

3. spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfishverb

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

   Synonyms:
   crawdad, crayfish, crawdaddy, rock lobster, ecrevisse, spiny lobster, sea crawfish, langouste

4. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdrawverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   recall, retract, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, withdraw, back out, back away, draw off, remove, seclude, take, retire, draw, take back, pull back, call back, retrograde, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, pull away, take out, adjourn, pull in one's horns, unsay, crawfish out, disengage

Matched Categories

1. • Decapod Crustacean
   • Shellfish

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crawfishnoun

   Synonyms:
   crayfish, river-lobster

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1. List of paraphrases for "crawfish":

   crayfish, lobster

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How to use crawfish in a sentence?

1. Susan Sarandon:

   I became completely mesmerized, she was a big laugher, eater, drinker. We ate tons of crawfish that night.

2. Kevin Dartez:

   The crawfish season is screwed, the crabs aren't getting peeled either.