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crayfishes

crayfishes is the plural of crayfish.

crayfishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crayfish.

Meaning of crayfish

Noun

crayfish (plural crayfishes or crayfish)

  1. Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
    1. (New-England, Pennsylvania, Upper Midwestern US) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
  3. (Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
  4. (Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
    Synonyms:
    Moreton Bay bug

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Questions about crayfishes

What is crayfishes the plural of?
Crayfishes is the plural of crayfish.

Words near crayfishes in the dictionary

  1. crayfisheries
  2. crayfisherman
  3. crayfishermen
  4. crayfishers
  5. crayfishery
  6. crayfishes
  7. crayfishing
  8. crayfishy
  9. Crayford
  10. Crayford focuser
  11. Crayford focusers

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