- crawdad
- noun Etymology: alteration of crawfish Date: circa 1905 crayfish 1 — used chiefly west of the Appalachians
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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crawdad — craw dad (kr[add] d[a^]d), crawdaddy craw dad*dy(kr[add] d[a^]d*d[y^]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) same as {crawfish} [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crawdad — ☆ crawdad [krô′dad΄ ] n. [fanciful alteration of CRAWFISH] Dial. CRAYFISH … English World dictionary
Crawdad Festival — Das Crawdad Festival ist ein Fest, das seit 1986 in Isleton, Kalifornien stattfindet. Es findet jedes Jahr am Vatertagwochenende statt und dauert drei Tage. Das Fest wird jedes Jahr von rund 75.000 Besuchern besucht, die an diesem Fest Krebse… … Deutsch Wikipedia
crawdad — /kraw dad /, n. crayfish (def. 1). Also, crawdaddy. [1900 05, Amer.; CRAW(FISH) + dad (perh. DAD1); cf. DOODAD] * * * … Universalium
crawdad — noun (US regional) The crayfish … Wiktionary
crawdad — craw|dad [ krɔ,dæd ] or craw|dad|dy [ krɔ,dædi ] noun count a CRAYFISH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crawdad — n. crayfish, type of fresh water animal that closely resembles a lobster (but are much smaller) … English contemporary dictionary
crawdad — [ krɔ:dad] (also crawdaddy) noun US a freshwater crayfish. Origin early 20th cent.: fanciful alt. of crawfish … English new terms dictionary
crawdad — noun (C) AmE informal a small animal like a lobster that lives in rivers and streams; crayfish … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crawdad — craw·dad … English syllables
