Crawfish vs. Shrimp

Crawfishnoun

alternative form of crayfish

Crawfishnoun

A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).

Crawfishverb

To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

Crawfishnoun

Any decapod crustacean of the family Astacidæ (genera Cambarus and Cambarus), resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.

Crawfishnoun

tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly.

Crawfishnoun

a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.

Crawfishverb

to back out in a humilating manner; as, We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him.

Crawfishnoun

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

Crawfishnoun

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Crawfishnoun

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

Crawfishverb

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;

Shrimpnoun

Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

Shrimpnoun

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

Shrimpnoun

(slang) A small, puny or unimportant person.

Shrimpverb

(intransitive) To fish for shrimp.

Shrimpverb

To contract; to shrink.

Shrimpverb

To contract; to shrink.

Shrimpnoun

Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda.

Shrimpnoun

Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; - in contempt.

Shrimpnoun

disparaging terms for small people

Shrimpnoun

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

Shrimpnoun

small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible

Shrimpverb

fish for shrimp

Shrimp

Shrimp are decapod crustaceans with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata. More narrow definitions may be restricted to Caridea, to smaller species of either group or to only the marine species.