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CRAWDAD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Synonyms:

crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("crawdad" is a kind of...):

decapod; decapod crustacean (crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crawdad"):

ecrevisse; Old World crayfish (small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)

American crayfish (common large crayfishes of eastern North America)

Holonyms ("crawdad" is a member of...):

Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae (crayfish)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

Synonyms:

crawdad; crawfish; crayfish; ecrevisse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("crawdad" is a kind of...):

shellfish (meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean))

Holonyms ("crawdad" is a part of...):

ecrevisse; Old World crayfish (small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)

American crayfish (common large crayfishes of eastern North America)

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