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/ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/ · noun
(United States, especially Southern US, Louisiana and Texas, Midwest, Western US) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish..
As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.
I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.
Use crawfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crawfish means (United States, especially Southern US, Louisiana and Texas, Midwest, Western US) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish..
Common synonyms include crawdad, crawldad, crawlfish, crayfish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.
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