crawdad

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US/ˈkɹɔˌdæd/

noun

Synonym of crayfish.

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Meanings

nouncrawdad (plural crawdads)

plural crawdads

  1. Synonym of crayfish.

    Synonyms: crayfish, crawldad, crawfish, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of crayfish.

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More synonyms by meaning

nountiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

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Broader
shellfish

nounsmall freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

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decapod crustaceandecapod
Also see
crawdaddycrawfishcrawldadcrawlfishcrayfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Alteration of US and British dialectal crawdab (“crayfish”).

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Cite this entry
APA

crawdad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdad

MLA

“crawdad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawdad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawdad.

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