"crawfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ/ Audio: En-au-crawfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: crawfishes [plural], crawfish [plural]
Etymology: 1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish. Etymology templates: {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{inh|en|enm|crevis}} Middle English crevis, {{cog|fro|crevice}} Old French crevice, {{cog|fr|écrevisse}} French écrevisse, {{m|en|fish}} fish, {{m|en|crayfish}} crayfish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|crawfish}} crawfish (countable and uncountable, plural crawfishes or crawfish)
  1. (Southern US, New York and Western US) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish. Tags: New-York, Southern-US, US, Western, countable, uncountable Synonyms (freshwater crustaceans): crawdad, crawldad, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby [Australia]
    Sense id: en-crawfish-en-noun-EuSWJO3C Categories (other): New York English, Southern US English, Western US English Disambiguation of 'freshwater crustaceans': 54 34 12
  2. (South Africa) Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish. Tags: South-Africa, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Astacideans
    Sense id: en-crawfish-en-noun-HN6kPx10 Disambiguation of Astacideans: 27 54 17 0 2 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 47 33 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 55 20 1 5
  3. (Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé). Tags: Canada, Quebec, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-crawfish-en-noun-Akc0NzGb Categories (other): Canadian English, Quebec English

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ/ Audio: En-au-crawfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: crawfishes [present, singular, third-person], crawfishing [participle, present], crawfished [participle, past], crawfished [past]
Etymology: 1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish. Etymology templates: {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{inh|en|enm|crevis}} Middle English crevis, {{cog|fro|crevice}} Old French crevice, {{cog|fr|écrevisse}} French écrevisse, {{m|en|fish}} fish, {{m|en|crayfish}} crayfish Head templates: {{en-verb}} crawfish (third-person singular simple present crawfishes, present participle crawfishing, simple past and past participle crawfished)
  1. (intransitive) To fish for crawfish. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-crawfish-en-verb-Z0lsKKYf
  2. (colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out). Tags: Southern-US, colloquial Translations (to backpedal): recular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-crawfish-en-verb-3pL3i3tU Categories (other): Southern US English Disambiguation of 'to backpedal': 0 100

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          "text": "I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "backpedal",
          "backpedal"
        ],
        [
          "desert",
          "desert"
        ],
        [
          "withdraw",
          "withdraw"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "out#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-crawfish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/En-au-crawfish.ogg/En-au-crawfish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/En-au-crawfish.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to backpedal",
      "word": "recular"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crawfish"
}

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