OLD WORLD CRAYFISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Old World crayfish mean? 

• OLD WORLD CRAYFISH (noun)
  The noun OLD WORLD CRAYFISH has 1 sense:

1. small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America

  Familiarity information: OLD WORLD CRAYFISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD WORLD CRAYFISH (noun)

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Meaning:

Small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ecrevisse; Old World crayfish

Hypernyms ("Old World crayfish" is a kind of...):

crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)

Meronyms (parts of "Old World crayfish"):

crawdad; crawfish; crayfish; ecrevisse (tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly)

Holonyms ("Old World crayfish" is a member of...):

Astacus; genus Astacus (type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)