crayfish

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

3. 3

   tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

4. 4

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