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crawdad vs. crayfish

[kraw-dad] / ˈkrɔˌdæd /

noun

  1. crayfish.

[krey-fish] / ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

crayfish,

plural

crayfishes
  1. Also called crawdad, crawdaddy.  any freshwater decapod crustacean of the genera Astacus and Cambarus, closely related to but smaller than the lobsters.

  2. any of several similar marine crustaceans, especially the spiny lobster.