sea crawfish

Noun

Synonyms: spiny lobster langouste rock lobster crawfish crayfish sea crawfish

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobstersSynonyms: spiny lobster langouste rock lobster crawfish crayfish sea crawfish

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sea crawfish \Sea" craw"fish`\ Sea crayfish \Sea" cray"fish`\ (Zool.) Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster (Palinurus vulgaris), which is much used as an article of food. See Lobster. [1913 Webster]