crayfish

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a small freshwater or marine crustacean that resembles a lobster, often found in rivers, streams, and coastal waters, and commonly used as food.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un petit crustacé d'eau douce ou de mer ressemblant à un homard, souvent trouvé dans les rivières, ruisseaux et eaux côtières, et généralement consommé comme aliment.

1. Freshwater crustacean B1 formal

   A small, freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster, typically found in rivers and streams.

   • The children caught crayfish in the stream with a net.
   • Crayfish are often used as bait for fishing.
   • These freshwater crayfish burrow into the muddy banks.

   🇫🇷écrevisse

   Synonymes: crawdadcrawfish

2. Edible seafood B1 formal

   A large, edible marine crustacean with a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters; also known as spiny lobster or rock lobster.

   • Grilled crayfish tails are a popular dish in coastal regions.
   • The restaurant served a delicious crayfish salad.
   • Warm-water crayfish from Australia and South Africa are often marketed as frozen tails.

   🇫🇷Langouste

   Synonymes: rock lobsterspiny lobster

3. Culinary ingredient B2 informal

   Tiny lobster-like crustaceans that are usually boiled briefly and eaten as a delicacy.

   • We had boiled crayfish with butter and lemon for dinner.
   • Crayfish are a key ingredient in many Cajun recipes.
   • She prepared a spicy crayfish stew for the party.

   🇫🇷écrevisse (ingrédient culinaire)

   Synonymes: crawdadcrawfish

• crayfish plural form
• crayfishes plural form
• crayfish' possessive plural form
• crayfishes' possessive plural form
• crayfish's possessive singular form