crawdad

A noun referring to a small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a tiny lobster, often found in streams and rivers, and commonly boiled for food.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um pequeno crustáceo decápode de água doce, semelhante a uma lagosta minúscula, comum em riachos e rios e frequentemente cozido para consumo.

1. Freshwater crustacean B1 informal american

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

   • We caught crawdads in the creek behind the house.
   • The bait shop sells live crawdads for fishing.
   • He showed the kids how to find crawdads under rocks.

   🇵🇹Lagostim de água doce

   Sinônimos: crawdaddycrawfishcrayfish

2. Food item B1 informal american culinary

   The edible flesh of this crustacean, typically boiled and seasoned.

   • We had a crawdad boil for the family reunion.
   • She ordered a plate of spicy crawdads at the restaurant.
   • The recipe calls for two pounds of crawdad tails.

   🇵🇹Carne de lagostim

   Sinônimos: crawfishcrayfish

• crawdads plural form
• crawdads' possessive plural form
• crawdad's possessive singular form