sea crawfish

/si ˌkrɔˈfɪʃ/
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Definitions of sea crawfish
  1. noun
    large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
    synonyms: crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster
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    type of:
    lobster
    any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
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