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Noun crayfish has 4 senses
spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish - warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California--1 is a kind of shellfish
 --1 is a part of
crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse - tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly--2 is a kind of shellfish
 --2 is a part of American crayfish; Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
 
crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy - small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster--3 is a kind of decapod crustacean, decapod
 --3 is a member of Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
 --3 has particulars: Old World crayfish, ecrevisse; American crayfish
 
spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish - large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters--4 is a kind of lobster
 --4 is a member of Palinurus, genus Palinurus
 --4 has parts: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish
 
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