noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of crayfish.
2. 2
   small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster wordnet
3. 3
   tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

crayfishcrawfishclamcrabcrawdaddycrawldad

Etymology

Alteration of US and British dialectal crawdab (“crayfish”).

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