Dictionary definition · crawfish
noun
- tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
verb
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).