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crawdad noun[ C ] USuk /ˈkrɔː.dæd/ us /ˈkrɑː.dæd/ a word used in some parts of the US to mean crayfish(= a small animal living in rivers that is similar to a lobster): 淡水鳌虾(美国方言,同crawfish) You would scoop up the net and, hopefully, catch a crawdad.你扯起网来,希望能抓到一只鳌虾。 julichka/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The bullfrogs sit motionless in the water, their toes dangling to sense any movement, such as a crawdad or school of minnows. Around here we don't say crawdad, it's crawfish! Remember when you were a kid and it was exciting to find a crawdad under an overturned rock. New wells are dug for homes, rice plantations and crawdad farms. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fish & seafood abalone albacore American shad barramundi bay scallop crabmeat crappie crawfish cray crayfish lobster thermidor lox mahi mahi marron matelote shad shellfish shrimp shrimp cocktail skipjack tuna |