The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Astacus \As"ta*cus\, n. [L. astacus a crab, Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See Crawfish. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Astacus n 1: type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish [syn: Astacus, genus Astacus]