crawdad

English

Etymology

Alteration crawfish, with influence from dad.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɔˌdæd/

Noun

crawdad (plural crawdads)

(US, regional) The crayfish.

Synonyms

(freshwater crustaceans): crawldad, crawfish, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby (Australia)

Translations

crayfish — see crayfish

References

“crawdad” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“crawdad” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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