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Old World crayfish vs crayfish

crayfish vs Old World crayfish

Old World crayfish and crayfish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Old World crayfish Yes No No No
crayfish Yes No No No
As nouns, crayfish is a hypernym of Old World crayfish; that is, crayfish is a word with a broader meaning than Old World crayfish:
  • Old World crayfish: small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
  • crayfish: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Other hypernyms of Old World crayfish include crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish.
Old World crayfish (noun) crayfish (noun)
small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Difference between Old World crayfish and crayfish

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