Crawfish

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NOUN

crayfish, crawdad, ecrevisse

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

crayfish, crawdad, crawdaddy

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish, sea crawfish

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

VERB

retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish out

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

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