crawdad
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈkrɔːdæd/
- Informal
:
cangrejo de río
- Kids often enjoy catching crawdads in the shallow waters of the creek on hot summer days.
- bait the crawdad
- fish for crawdads
- catch some crawdads
Oh, this is the most recent one, I believe, Where the Crawdads Sing.
- Oh, this is the most recent one, I believe, Where the Crawdads Sing.
Examples
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If you're in trouble, run and hide deep in the marsh way out where the crawdads sing.
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I remember standing at the edge of a pond trying to catch crawdads when the actor playing the Li'l Abner character came up to help me.
Blog text (28) -
And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate san'.
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Of course, the crawdad was missing a claw, but it was better than nothing.
Fiction book (1997) -
"One crawdad won't go far," he said.
Fiction book (2001) -
On the way home, he caught two crawdads.
Fiction book (1997) -
Mama would throw the live crawdad in a pan of boilin' water.
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"I expect there are a million crawdads in the Missouri River, and here I ain't caught but one."
Fiction book (2001) -
In northern California's rice region, the town of Colusa has recently begun to market their local invasive crustacean by hosting an annual crawdad festival.
Academic text (2013) -
Y'ALL GOT ANY OF THAT CRAWDAD CHOWDER TODAY?
Synonyms
15
3.6
A small animal like a lobster that lives in fresh water and is eaten
4
3.0
A small fresh water animal like a tiny lobster with claws that lives in rivers and streams
1
9.9
A small freshwater animal like a tiny lobster
1
9.9
A small fresh water animal like a tiny lobster that people eat in French cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crawdad is a regional, friendly name for a freshwater crustacean that looks like a small lobster, the same animal often called crayfish or crawfish. A helpful way to remember it is that it keeps the craw part from crawfish and adds a folk ending dad, so the word sounds like a familiar, rural name for this little creature.