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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States
Louisiana Symbols
Louisiana SymbolsAmerican Folk Dance , Amphibian, Bird, Cajun Creole Heritage , Colors, Christmas in the Country, Crustacean, Cuisine, Day, Dog, Doughnut, Drink, Environmental Song, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fresh Water Fish, Fruit, Garden Week, Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, Gemstone, Insect, Jellies, Judicial Poem, Mammal, March Song, Meat Pie, Motto, Nicknames, Musical Instrument, Painting, Pledge of Allegiance, Reptile, Saltwater Fish, Senate Poem, Seal, Song1, Song2, State Museum of Natural History, Tartan, Tree, Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials, Vegetable, Vegetable Plant, Wild Flower |
Louisiana State CrustaceanCrawfish |
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| Taxonomic Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Animalia -- animals |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Infraorder | Astacidea |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Procambarus |
| Species | P. clarkii |
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.