crawfish
pronunciation
How to pronounce crawfish in British English:
UK [ˈkrɔ:fɪʃ]
How to pronounce crawfish in American English:
US [ˈkrɔˌfɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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- Verb:
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Word Origin
- crawfish (n.)
- 1620s, variant of crayfish. Not originally an American form. Also in 19c. American English as a verb, "to back out," in reference to the creature's movements.
Example
- 1. The accountants ate plates of crawfish , fried chicken and king cake .
- 2. All tired out , they reached the red crawfish inn .
- 3. I don 't care about the fact that men say they 're unemotional creatures who move on after a breakup faster than a speeding crawfish .
- 4. Crawfish fight for a miniature soccer ball filled with food in their tank at the sea life aquarium in berlin , june 16 , 2010 .
- 5. Frozen and cooked crawfish ; frozen redfish ; forzen raw ( or cooked ) white shrimp products ; frozen channel catfish products ; frozen tilapia products .