crayfish
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معنی فارسی
خرچنگ آب شيرين - خرچنگ خاردار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/krā´fish´/n., pl.
● (جانورشناسی)
● چنگاره (انواع جانوران ریز و ده پا که معمولا آب شیرینزی بوده و شبیه لابستر کوچک میباشند)
● لابستر تیغی، لانگوست تیغی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'crevis', from Old French 'crevice', from Late Latin 'crepīsculum', diminutive of Latin 'crepīs', meaning 'shellfish'.
مثال
- We caught some crayfish in the creek.
- Crayfish are commonly used in Cajun cuisine.
- The crayfish population in the river has been declining.
ترکیبهای رایج
Catch crayfish Boil crayfish Grilled crayfish Crayfish population Crayfish habitat
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
مترادفها
noun
See crawfish.