crawfish
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craw·fish
[kraw-fish] noun, plural ( especially collectively ) craw·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) craw·fish·es, verb noun
1.
verb (used without object)
2.
Informal. to back out or retreat from a position or undertaking.
Origin:
1615–25; earlier crafish, cravish, cravis, variant outcomes of Middle French crevice crayfish
1615–25; earlier crafish, cravish, cravis, variant outcomes of Middle French crevice crayfish
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crayfish or esp (US) crawfish (ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -fish, -fishes | |
| 1. | any freshwater decapod crustacean of the genera Astacus and Cambarus, resembling a small lobster |
| 2. | any of various similar crustaceans, esp the spiny lobster |
| [C14: cray, by folk etymology, from Old French crevice crab, from Old High German krebiz + | |
| crawfish or esp (US) crawfish | |
| —n | |
| [C14: cray, by folk etymology, from Old French crevice crab, from Old High German krebiz + | |
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Word Origin & History
crawfish
1624, generally dismissed by British etymologists as a 19c. Amer.Eng. variant of crayfish (q.v.), but it apparently existed in M.E.
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Example sentences
The soups include seafood and shrimp gumbo, crab bisque and seasonal house dishes include boiled or barbecued crabs and crawfish.
The accountants ate plates of crawfish, fried chicken and king cake.
Survival of crawfish in natural burrows was positively correlated to burrow depth and water retention.
Appetizers including fish tacos, alligator or fried crawfish tails.
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