crawfish

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

crawfishescrawfish

1.
(Louisiana, Southern US, Texas, US, Western, countable, especially, uncountable)(United States, especially Southern US, Louisiana and Texas, Midwest, Western US) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
Đồng nghĩa: crawdad, crawldad, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby
2.
(South Africa, countable, uncountable)Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
3.
(Canada, Quebec, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

crawfishes

V_ing/Gerund

crawfishing

V_ed/pp

crawfished

1.
(intransitive)To fish for crawfish.
2.
(Southern US, colloquial, intransitive)To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

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Đồng nghĩa

crawdadcrawldadcrawlfishcrayfishmudbugyabby

Cùng gốc / liên quan

crawchiecrawfishy

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Nguồn gốc từ

1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from crevice crab (écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.