crayfishes
noun, plural ( especially collectively ) cray·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) cray·fish·es.
1.
2.
any of several similar marine crustaceans, especially the spiny lobster.
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crayfish or esp (US) crawfish (ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -fish, -fishes | |
| 1. | any freshwater decapod crustacean of the genera Astacus and Cambarus, resembling a small lobster |
| 2. | any of various similar crustaceans, esp the spiny lobster |
| [C14: cray, by folk etymology, from Old French crevice crab, from Old High German krebiz + | |
| crawfish or esp (US) crawfish | |
| —n | |
| [C14: cray, by folk etymology, from Old French crevice crab, from Old High German krebiz + | |
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Crayfishes
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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crayfish
c.1400, from O.Fr. crevice (13c.), from Frank. word probably related to crab (cf. O.H.G. krebiz "crab, shellfish"); spelling altered 16c. on influence of fish.
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