noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of crayfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crayfish
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crawdad
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General-American: /ˈkɹɔˌdæd/
noun
Meaning 2
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crayfish, crawfish, crawdaddy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decapod crustacean, decapod
Narrower terms: Old World crayfish, ecrevisse, American crayfish
noun
Meaning 3
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crayfish, crawfish, ecrevisse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shellfish
History
Etymology
Alteration of US and British dialectal crawdab (“crayfish”).