What does "crayfishy" mean?

Resembling or characteristic of crayfish.

What is a synonym for "crayfishy"?

Common synonyms include: crawfishy.

Crayfishy

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Resembling or characteristic of crayfish.
"“I’ll see if I can find a helgramite,” Nicky said. “No fish can refuse that.” / Laner laughed. “It sounds tough.” / “It’s a small crayfishy-looking creature. You wouldn’t like it.”"

Synonyms

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crawfishy

Example

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"“I’ll see if I can find a helgramite,” Nicky said. “No fish can refuse that.” / Laner laughed. “It sounds tough.” / “It’s a small crayfishy-looking creature. You wouldn’t like it.”"

Etymology

From crayfish + -y.

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