Old World crayfish (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

Small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America

Synonyms:

ecrevisse; Old World crayfish

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Old World crayfish" is a kind of...):

crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)

Meronyms (parts of "Old World crayfish"):

crawdad; crawfish; crayfish; ecrevisse (tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly)

Holonyms ("Old World crayfish" is a member of...):

Astacus; genus Astacus (type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)

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