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crayfish vs ecrevisse

ecrevisse vs crayfish

crayfish and ecrevisse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crayfish Yes No No No
ecrevisse Yes No No No
As nouns, ecrevisse is a hyponym of crayfish; that is, ecrevisse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crayfish:
  • crayfish: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
  • ecrevisse: small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
Other hyponyms of crayfish include Old World crayfish, American crayfish.
As nouns, crayfish and ecrevisse are synonyms defined as:
  • crayfish and ecrevisse: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Other synonyms of crayfish include crawdad, crawfish.
crayfish (noun) ecrevisse (noun)
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
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 crayfish and ecrevisse

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