crawfish
noun /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/
/ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/
(especially North American English) (also crayfish especially in British English)
[countable, uncountable] (plural crawfish, crayfish)
- an animal like a small lobster that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large lobster that lives in the sea and can be eaten
Topics Fish and shellfishc2淡水螯虾;刺龙虾 词源early 17th cent.: variant of crayfish.