As nouns the difference between scorpion and crayfish
is that
scorpion is any of various arachnids of the order
Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end while
crayfish is a freshwater crustacean (
Cambaridae) resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
As an adjective Scorpion
is of, or pertaining to, the Scorpio star sign.
scorpion
Alternative forms
* skorpion
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones , related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
See also
* arachnid
* Scorpio
*
Derived terms
* scorpionate
* scorpion kick
* scorpionlike
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crayfish
Alternative forms
* (l)
* (l), (l), (l) (obsolete)
* (l), (l), (l) (obsolete)
Noun
(en-noun)
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean () resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(AU, NZ, South Africa) A rock lobster.
Usage notes
The term crayfish'' predominates in the region of New England and in New York, Pennsylvania Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In much of the United States—in the South, especially in Louisiana and Texas; in the Midwest and in the West—''crawfish'' predominates. In a belt stretching across Kentucky through Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in Oregon and northern California, the term ''crawdad predominates.[[http://spark-1590165977.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/]]
Synonyms
* (freshwater crustaceans) crawdad, crawfish, mudbug, yabby (Australia)
See also
* lobster
* prawn
* shrimp
* yabby
