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crawfish

noun verb

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

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Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
H
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
19

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noun

  1. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

noun

  1. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

noun

  1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

verb

  1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

    “We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”

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We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

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