Cam·ba·rus
| \ ˈkambərəs \
Definition of Cambarus
: a genus of crayfishes (family Astacidae) lacking pleurobranchiae, having a specialized sperm receptacle, and including the common large crayfishes of eastern North America some of which (especially C. limosus) are used as food
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