Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Astacus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Astacus \As"ta*cus\, n. [L. astacus a crab, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of
fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western
North America. See {Crawfish}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Astacus
n : type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish [syn:
{Astacus}, {genus Astacus}]
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