"crawfishy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more crawfishy [comparative], most crawfishy [superlative]
Etymology: From crawfish + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crawfish|y}} crawfish + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} crawfishy (comparative more crawfishy, superlative most crawfishy)
  1. With crawfish.
    Sense id: en-crawfishy-en-adj-pxt5TUVo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 58 42
  2. Resembling or characteristic of crawfish.
    Sense id: en-crawfishy-en-adj-1wFZm6DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crayfishy

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          "ref": "2014, David Luck, Southern Fried Life, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, page 8",
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