Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawlfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crawl-fish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Crayfish, crawlfish, crawdads, or crabs, as they are locally and variously known, are all more or less cylindrical, and the body and appendages are strongly sclerotized."
"I usually leave spelling mistakes and typos alone. But I just love your crawlfish. They do crawl! We grew up calling them crawdads or crawdaddies. But not crawldads. The French word is ecrevisse. I imagine that's where crayfish and crawfish come from. Or crawled from."

Etymology

Variant of crawfish, apparently influenced by crawl.

Usage

Synonyms

crawdad crawldad crawfish crayfish mudbug yabby

Questions

What does crawlfish mean?: The crayfish.
Where does crawlfish come from?: Variant of crawfish, apparently influenced by crawl.

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