crawldad
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Etymology edit
Variant of crawdad, apparently influenced by crawl.
Noun edit
crawldad (plural crawldads)
- (US, regional) The crayfish.
- 1998, HomerHickam Jr., October Sky[1], page 140:
- “Anybody here every pour concrete?” I asked the group. “I'm not the concrete pourer or the concrete pourer's son ...” came back the cheerful chorus of replies as Quentin, staggering a little, wandered up from the creek to join us, complaining that a crawl-dad had bitten him.
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crayfish — see crayfish