crawfish craw·fish n
Look at other dictionaries:
craw·fish — /ˈkrɑːˌfıʃ/ noun, pl crawfish [count, noncount] US : ↑crayfish … Useful english dictionary
Crawfish — Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from confusion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-fish — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crawfish — Ⅰ. craw·fish (krô’fĭsh′) n. Chiefly Southern & Midland US ▸ Variant of CRAYFISH(Cf. ↑crayfish). intr.v. craw·fished, craw·fish·ing, craw·fish·es Informal ▸ To withdraw from an undertaking. Ⅱ … Word Histories
crawfish — craw|fish [ˈkro:ˌfıʃ US ˈkro: ] n plural crawfish a ↑crayfish … Dictionary of contemporary English
crawfish — craw•fish [[t]ˈkrɔˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es 1) ivt crayfish 2) inf Informal. to back out of a commitment or retreat from a position • Etymology: 1615–25; earlier crafish, cravish, cravis <… … From formal English to slang
crawfish — craw|fish [ krɔ,fıʃ ] noun count or uncount a CRAYFISH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crawfish — craw·fish … English syllables
Sea crawfish — Sea craw fish Sea crayfish Sea cray fish (Zo[ o]l.) Any crustacean of the genus {Palinurus} and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster ({P. vulgaris}), which is much used as an article of food. See {Lobster}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astacus fluviatilis — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cambarus pellucidus — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
