crawfish
Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfishAny of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
» I love crawfish.
Я люблю лангуста.
Meaning
3 senses(Louisiana, Southern US, Texas, US, Western, countable, especially, uncountable)Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
(South Africa, countable, uncountable)Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
(Canada, Quebec, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
Examples
2 sentencesI love crawfish.
ruЯ люблю лангуста.
What are crawfish?
Origin
1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (“crab”) (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
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Forms
plural: crawfishes / crawfish| Singular | crawfish |
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| Plural | crawfishes / crawfish |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster:crayfishcrawdadcrawdaddy
- tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly:crayfishcrawdadecrevisse
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters:spiny lobsterlangousterock lobstercrayfishsea crawfish
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable