crawfish

nouns

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, ecrevisse
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish, crayfish
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
crawfish, crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster

verbs

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw