Lexic.us

Definition of Ecrevisse

1. Noun. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.

2. Noun. Small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecrevisse

ecphories ecphorise ecphory ecphractic ecphrases ecphrasis ecphrastic ecphyma ecquaintance ecquaintances

ecranisation ecranisations ecraseur ecraseurs ecrasite ecrevisse (current term) ecromeximab ecru ecrus ecstacies

ecstacy ecstases ecstasied ecstasies ecstasis ecstasy ecstatic ecstatic state ecstatica ecstatical

Literary usage of Ecrevisse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of Zoology by Thomas Henry Huxley (1880)
"Thus M. Milne Edwards, in his classical work on the Crustacea,* published in 1837, observes under the head of "ecrevisse commune. ..."

2. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler (1919)
"Use two- thirds of the shells, broken up, to make the soup, and one-third for ecrevisse butter. Simmer in butter one onion, one carrot, a leek and a little ..."

3. An Introduction to the Study of Zoology: Illustrated by the Crayfish by Thomas Henry Huxley (1891)
"... the words " By the end of the year," regarding the sizes of the crayfish at different ages, are given on the authority of M. Carbonnier (L'ecrevisse. ..."

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