crawfish vs lobster
lobster vs crawfishcrawfish and lobster both are nouns.
crawfish is a verb but lobster is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crawfish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lobster | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lobster is a hypernym of
crawfish; that is, lobster is a
word with a broader meaning than crawfish:
- crawfish: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- lobster: any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
| crawfish (noun) | lobster (noun) |
|---|---|
| large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters | any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae |
| small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | flesh of a lobster |
| tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly |
| crawfish (verb) | lobster (verb) |
|---|---|
| make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity |
Words related to "crawfish"
- American crayfish
- Astacidae
- Astacura
- Old World crayfish
- Palinurus
- back away
- back out
- crawdad
- crawdaddy
- crawfish out
- crayfish
- decapod
- decapod crustacean
- draw back
- ecrevisse
- family Astacidae
- genus Palinurus
- langouste
- lobster
- move back
- pull away
- pull back
- pull in one's horns
- recede
- retire
- retreat
- rock lobster
- sea crawfish
- shellfish
- spiny lobster
- withdraw
Words related to "lobster"
- American lobster
- European lobster
- Maine lobster
- Nephrops norvegicus
- Northern lobster
- Norway lobster
- Norwegian lobster
- Reptantia
- coral
- crawfish
- crayfish
- decapod
- decapod crustacean
- langouste
- langoustine
- lobster tail
- pleopod
- rock lobster
- scampo
- sea crawfish
- shellfish
- spiny lobster
- suborder Reptantia
- swimmeret
- tomalley
- true lobster
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