Search for crossword answers and clues
Old World crayfish
Answer for the clue "Old World crayfish ", 7 letters:
astacus
Alternative clues for the word astacus
Word definitions for astacus in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Astacus (from the Greek , , meaning "lobster" or "crayfish") is a genus of crayfish found in Europe and western Asia, comprising three extant and four extinct species. Due to the American crayfish plague , crayfish of this genus have been almost wiped out ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .
Usage examples of astacus.
After taking Sollium, a town belonging to Corinth, and presenting the city and territory to the Acarnanians of Palaira, they stormed Astacus, expelled its tyrant Evarchus, and gained the place for their confederacy.
In the ensuing winter the Acarnanian Evarchus, wishing to return to Astacus, persuaded the Corinthians to sail over with forty ships and fifteen hundred heavy infantry and restore him.
In the course of this winter, after the dispersion of the Peloponnesian fleet, the Athenians in Naupactus, under Phormio, coasted along to Astacus and disembarked, and marched into the interior of Acarnania with four hundred Athenian heavy infantry and four hundred Messenians.