Etymology

crawfish

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Today it means: Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish. Full definition →

Middle English crevis
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcrevis
  2. English todaycrawfish

1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (“crab”) (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishcrevis all →

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