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Any of more than 500 species of decapods that are closely related to the lobster. Nearly all the species live in freshwater, and over half are found in North America. They have a joined head and thorax (midsection) and a segmented body that is yellow, green, red, or dark brown. The head has a sharp snout, and the eyes are on movable stalks. The exoskeleton is thin but tough, and the front pair of legs have large pincers. Crayfish are usually about 3 in. (7.5 cm) long but range from 1 to 16 in. (2.5–40 cm) long.

crawfish

a variant (esp US) of crayfish (esp sense 2)

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No references found	He had asked for crawfish for his breakfast on the following morning; he intended to pass the day in making a small gallows and hang one of the finest of these fish in the middle of his room -- the red color evidently conveying an allusion to the cardinal -- so that he might have the pleasure of hanging Mazarin in effigy without being accused of having hung anything more significant than a crawfish. Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context You must admit that this young fellow was not born to eat all the good things he does eat; for instance, such things as we have on the table now; this pasty that has not been touched, these crawfish from the River Marne, of which we have hardly taken any, and which are almost as large as lobsters; all these things will at once be taken to second Bertaudiere, with a bottle of that Volnay which you think so excellent. Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context He soon returned, greatly improved in appearance; but so rubicund, that I couldn't help thinking his face had this in common with the lobsters, crabs, and crawfish, - that it went into the hot water very black, and came out very red. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context	crater cone crater cuts Crater Highlands Crater Lake Crater Lake National Park crater lamp Crater of Diamonds State Park crater pit Crater, Joseph Force Crater, Judge cratering craterization craterlet Craters of the Moon National Monument Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Crates Cratinus Craton Cratus Cratylus Craven County Craven, Avery Odelle Craven, Wayne craw crawfish Crawfish Festival Crawford Crawford County Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area Crawford Notch Crawford Notch State Park Crawford Seeger, Ruth Crawford State Park Crawford, Cheryl Crawford, Francis Marion Crawford, Frederick C. Crawford, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Joan Crawford, John Crawford, Ralston Crawford, Ruth Crawford, Sam Crawford, Thomas Crawford, William H Crawford, William Harris Crawford-Seeger, Ruth Crawfordsville Crawl crawl boards crawl space	cravingly cravingly Cravings Cravings Cravings Cravings Cravit Cravo-de-defunto CRAVTS craw craw craw craw craw Craw-craw Craw-craw Craw-craw Craw-craw craw-thumper crawdad crawdad crawdad crawdad crawdad crawdaddy Crawdaddy Club Crawdads Crawdads Crawdads Crawdads crawfish Crawfish étouffée Crawfish étouffée Crawfish étouffée Crawfish étouffée Crawfish Festival crawfish out crawfished crawfished crawfishes crawfishes crawfishes crawfishes crawfishing crawfishing Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford (village) Crawford (village) Crawford (village) Crawford , Ruth Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of Crawford Area Transportation Authority Crawford AuSable School District Crawford burner Crawford County Crawford County Area Vocational-Technical School Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau Crawford County Council on Aging, Inc. Crawford County Federated Library System

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He had asked for crawfish for his breakfast on the following morning; he intended to pass the day in making a small gallows and hang one of the finest of these fish in the middle of his room -- the red color evidently conveying an allusion to the cardinal -- so that he might have the pleasure of hanging Mazarin in effigy without being accused of having hung anything more significant than a crawfish.

Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

You must admit that this young fellow was not born to eat all the good things he does eat; for instance, such things as we have on the table now; this pasty that has not been touched, these crawfish from the River Marne, of which we have hardly taken any, and which are almost as large as lobsters; all these things will at once be taken to second Bertaudiere, with a bottle of that Volnay which you think so excellent.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

He soon returned, greatly improved in appearance; but so rubicund, that I couldn't help thinking his face had this in common with the lobsters, crabs, and crawfish, - that it went into the hot water very black, and came out very red.

David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context

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