"crawdad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɔˌdæd/ [General-American] Forms: crawdads [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of crawfish (which is itself a regional alteration of crayfish), with influence from dad. Etymology templates: {{m|en|crawfish}} crawfish, {{m|en|dad}} dad Head templates: {{en-noun}} crawdad (plural crawdads)
  1. (Midland US) The crayfish. Wikipedia link: crawdad Categories (lifeform): Astacideans Synonyms (freshwater crustaceans): crawldad, crawfish, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby [Australia]

Inflected forms

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