crawfish

A noun referring to a small, freshwater or marine crustacean resembling a lobster, often boiled and eaten as food.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى نوع من القشريات الصغيرة التي تعيش في المياه العذبة أو المالحة وتشبه الكركند، وغالبًا ما تُطهى وتُؤكل. ويُطلق أيضًا على أنواع أخرى من القشريات الصغيرة.

1. Freshwater crustacean A2 formal american

   A small, freshwater crustacean that resembles a miniature lobster, often found in streams and rivers.

   • We caught several crawfish in the creek behind the house.
   • Crawfish are a popular ingredient in Cajun cuisine.
   • The children enjoyed watching the crawfish scuttle backward in the water.

   🌐جراد البحر النهري

   المرادفات: crawdadcrayfish

2. Edible seafood A2 informal american

   A small, edible crustacean that is typically boiled and eaten, especially in southern US cuisine.

   • We had a crawfish boil for the family reunion.
   • She ordered a plate of spicy crawfish at the restaurant.
   • Peeling crawfish is messy but the meat is delicious.

   🌐مأكولات بحرية صالحة للأكل

   المرادفات: crawdadcrayfish

3. Spiny lobster B1 formal

   A large marine crustacean with a spiny shell, lacking the large claws of true lobsters.

   • The spiny crawfish is often caught in warm ocean waters.
   • Crawfish tails are a prized ingredient in many seafood dishes.
   • Unlike true lobsters, crawfish have long antennae and no large pincers.

   🌐كركند شوكي

   المرادفات: langousterock lobsterspiny lobster

• crawfish plural form
• crawfishes plural form
• crawfish' possessive plural form
• crawfishes' possessive plural form
• crawfish's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to back out or retreat from a position, promise, or undertaking; often used in informal or regional American English.

• 🌐فعل يعني التراجع عن موقف أو وعد أو التزام، أو التهرب من الوفاء به؛ يُستخدم غالبًا في الإنجليزية الأمريكية غير الرسمية أو الإقليمية.

1. Retreat or back down B2 informal american

   To withdraw from a position, commitment, or argument, often in a way that avoids confrontation.

   • He promised to help but then crawfished at the last minute.
   • The politician crawfished on his earlier statement after public backlash.
   • She started to argue but quickly crawfished when she saw the evidence.

   🌐التراجع

   المرادفات: back downback outchicken outclimb downpull outretreat

   الأضداد: advanceconfrontmaintainpersiststand

• crawfished past participle
• crawfished past simple
• crawfishing present participle
• crawfishes third person singular

الصيغ المركّبة: crawfish out