crawfish

/ˈkrɑːfwɪʃ/

Definitions

1. noun

a freshwater crayfish, especially one of the species Procambarus clarkii or P. zonangulus, often cooked and eaten as a delicacy in Louisiana and other parts of the southern United States.

“They went to the bayou to catch crawfish for the crawfish boil.”

Synonyms

  • crawdad
  • crayfish
  • crayfishes