crayfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Alteration (by folk etymological influence of fish) of Middle English crevis (whence modern dialectal crevis), from Old French crevice ("crayfish"; > Modern French: écrevisse), from Frankish *krebitja (“crayfish”), diminutive of Frankish *krebit (“crab”), from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz (“crab, cancer”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-, *grebʰ- (“to scratch, crawl”), or from a substrate word folk-etymologically influenced by this root. Akin to Old High German krebiz (Modern German Krebs (“crustacean, crab, crayfish”)), Middle Low German krēvet (“crab, crayfish”), Dutch kreeft (“crayfish, lobster”), Old English crabba (“crab”). More at crab. Doublet of crevette, crevis, and Krebs.
Meanings
- Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
- (New-England, Pennsylvania, qualifier:Upper Midwestern US) Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller. ▸ A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
- (Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
- (Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
- (Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crefish | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| crawfish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| craifish | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| crayfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| crevis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crafish | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| crevyssh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crayfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sea-crayfish · crayfishery · crayfish plague · signal crayfish · crayfish snake · sea crayfish · marbled crayfish
Synonyms
crawldad (freshwater crustaceans) · mudbug (freshwater crustaceans) · crawlfish (freshwater crustaceans) · crawdad (freshwater crustaceans) · Moreton Bay bug (slipper lobster) · yabby (freshwater crustaceans) · crawfish (freshwater crustaceans)
Translations (131)
tg харчанг (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ksk máⁿshka (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · gsw Chräps (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · nv tooh chʼoshtsoh bíláshgaantsohí (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cmn 蝲蛄 (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mk рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sl rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · es pigua fluvial (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · it gambero di fiume (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cs rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · es cangrejo de río (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · see ojí'ehda' (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · km បង្កង (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · fr écrevisse (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · eo astako (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · fr langoustine (saltwater) (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · uz rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · az xərçəng (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · rue рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · io kankro (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · wyi duyang (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · oc escarabissa (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · kk өзен шаяны (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mnb pangko (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · pl rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cmn 小龍蝦 /小龙虾 (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · km កំពឹស (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · qua mǫ́ška (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · nb kreps (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · af kreef (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · nl rivierkreeft (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ko 가재 (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · es cangrejo (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mi koura (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · it aragosta (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · es cigala (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · qu apanqura (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ru рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · vi tôm hùm đất (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · da krebs (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · bg рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · lt vėžys (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · pot zinakw'egéshi (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mrj рӓк (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · la carabus (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · lo ກຸ້ງ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ky рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ba ҡыҫала (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cho shakchi (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hu folyami rák (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · it gambero (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ltg viezs (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ru лангу́ст (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sk rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · grc κάραβος (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · dsb rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hi चिंगट (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · wyi bunggan-gulum (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mi kēwai (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · el καραβίδα (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · tk leňňeç (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · he סרטן הנהרות (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cu ракъ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · my ပုစွန် (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · et jõevähk (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · aaq nsὰke (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · tt кысла (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cop ⲭⲁⲣⲕⲓⲛⲟⲥ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · el ποταμοκαραβίδα (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · lv vēzis (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · orv ракъ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · chc iise (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · bg ре́чен рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mez nahnākǣw (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · tpi kindam (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · eu ibai-karramarro (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · wyi darrak (-burrong) (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · is vatnakrabbi (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · bi naora (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · uz saraton (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sv kräfta (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · fa چنگاره (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · zav nadoṉ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · wyi kur-rite (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · be рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · kla Goy'a (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cop ⲕⲁⲣⲕⲓⲛⲟⲥ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · lo ໂກ່ມ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · osa 𐓀𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰 (MAŠKA) (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · cy cimwch yr afon (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · uz qisqichbaqa (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · tg саратон (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sq gaforre (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · udm кисло-кусло (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · fi rapu (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ar جَرَاد الْبَحْر (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hsb rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hi क्रेफ़िश (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · oc esgaravissa (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sh рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ka მდინარის კიბო (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · pt lagostim (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mez ohtāwakamǣk (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · fa خارچنگ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ug قىسقۇچپاقا (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mhr рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · eo kankro (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · unm shahëmwis (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · tr kerevit (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · nrf crabe à co (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · yi ראַק (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · th เครย์ฟิช (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · sh rak (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · paw paaʼus (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ja 蝲蛄 (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · la cancer (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · uk рак (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · nn kreps (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · qua mą́ška (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mn хавч (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · th กุ้ง (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · de Flusskrebs (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · izh krapu (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · oj ashaageshiinh (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ca cranc de riu (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · ro rac (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hu rák (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · chr ᏥᏍᏛᎾ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hy խեցգետին (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · hy ռակ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) · mn ᠬᠠᠪᠴᠢ (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)