Crawdaddy

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    crayfish US
  2. 2
    small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster wordnet

Etymology

Alteration of crawdad, replacing the second element dad with daddy.

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