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crawfish

craw·fish

UK/ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/ US/ˈkrɔˌfɪʃ/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

3.

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

verb

Origin

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

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