crawdad
English
editEtymology
editAlteration of crawfish (which is itself a regional alteration of crayfish), with influence from dad.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɔˌdæd/
Noun
editcrawdad (plural crawdads)
- (Midland US) Synonym of crayfish.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editcrayfish — see crayfish
References
edit- “crawdad”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “crawdad”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.