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AMERICAN CRAYFISH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Common large crayfishes of eastern North America
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Hypernyms ("American crayfish" is a kind of...):
crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)
Meronyms (parts of "American crayfish"):
crawdad; crawfish; crayfish; ecrevisse (tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly)
Holonyms ("American crayfish" is a member of...):
Cambarus; genus Cambarus (a genus of Astacidae)