noun

crayfish

crayfish

We caught some crayfish in the creek.

We caught some crayfish in the creek.

Crayfish boils are popular in the South.

Crayfish boils are popular in the South.

((a/some)) crayfish a small shellfish with five pairs of legs We caught some crayfish in the creek.

Synonyms: crawfish, crawdad

From Old French 'crevice', related to Old High German 'krebiz' ('crab'). The '-fish' part was added by folk etymology.

Think of a small 'crab-fish' you might find in a 'creek' (which sounds a bit like the 'cray-' part).

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