crawfish

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Synonyms: crayfish, crabfish, raffish, crabbish, jawfish, rawish, draffish, crankish, catfish, sawfish, cowfish

Antonyms: crayfish, crabfish, raffish, crabbish, jawfish, rawish, draffish, crankish, catfish, sawfish, cowfish

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|United|_|States|especially|Southern US|Louisiana|_|and|Texas|Midwest|Western US}} Any of various [[freshwater]] [[crustacean]]s: [[crayfish]].
2. {{lb|en|South Africa}} Any of various [[marine]] crustaceans, [[rock lobster]]; especially {{taxlink|Jasus lalandii|species}}, the {{vern|Cape crawfish}}.
3. {{lb|en|Quebec|Canada|slang|derogatory}} An [[English-Canadian]]. Used in some corners of {{l|en|Quebec}} (including the {{l|en|Gaspé}}).

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To fish for crawfish.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|colloquial|Southern US}} To [[backpedal]], [[desert]] or [[withdraw]] (also used with {{m|en|out}}).

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