crayfish vs rock lobster

crayfish

noun
  • A rock lobster (family Palinuridae). 

  • Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller. 

  • The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae). 

  • A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait. 

  • A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby. 

verb
  • to catch crayfish 

rock lobster

noun
  • A crustacean of the family Palinuridae. 

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