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crayfish vs lobster

lobster vs crayfish

crayfish and lobster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crayfish Yes No No No
lobster Yes No No No
As nouns, lobster is a hypernym of crayfish; that is, lobster is a word with a broader meaning than crayfish:
  • crayfish: 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
crayfish (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
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 lobster

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