crayfishes

1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and CaliforniaSynonyms: crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster

2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled brieflySynonyms: crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, ecrevisse

3. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobsterSynonyms: crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish, crayfish

4. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobstersSynonyms: crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster