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crayfish

[krey-fish] / ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ /


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Conservation scientists and those who coordinate invasive species control efforts have different aims, but both need one thing: to know where their target crayfish are.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Neither overfishing nor pollution, writes David Wilcove in his book The Condor’s Shadow, “has endangered as many species of fish, mussels, amphibians, and crayfish as has habitat destruction.”

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

As with humans, crayfish and capybaras, if you look you’ll find the biochemical markers of the poor bees’ cognitive change.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

But there is also a lot we don’t know, including about decapod crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and shrimp.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

The stew that was served at lunch had too much crayfish; Kainene would not have liked it and she would have leaned toward him and said so.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie