Meanings
Origin
Alteration of crawfish, possibly replacing the second element fish (due to folk-etymology) with dab (“flatfish”).
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APA
crawdab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdab
MLA
“crawdab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdab. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawdab,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdab.
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