ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Crawlfish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Crawlfish is a noun meaning (US, regional) The crayfish.

Meaning

(US, regional) The crayfish.

Example Sentences

Crayfish, crawlfish, crawdads, or crabs, as they are locally and variously known, are all more or less cylindrical, and the body and appendages are strongly sclerotized.
I usually leave spelling mistakes and typos alone. But I just love your crawlfish. They do crawl! We grew up calling them crawdads or crawdaddies. But not crawldads. The French word is ecrevisse. I imagine that's where crayfish and crawfish come from. Or crawled from.

Synonyms for crawlfish

Depending on context, synonyms include crawdad, crawldad, crawfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crawdad, crawldad, crawfish, cray, crabfish, crayfish.

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