Definitions for crayfish

crayfish cray·fish

Spelling: [krey-fish]
IPA: /ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ/

Crayfish is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 266 anagrams from letters in crayfish (acfhirsy).

Definitions for crayfish

noun

  1. Also called crawdad, crawdaddy. any freshwater decapod crustacean of the genera Astacus and Cambarus, closely related to but smaller than the lobsters.
  2. any of several similar marine crustaceans, especially the spiny lobster.

Origin of crayfish

1350-1400; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English crevis Middle French crevice Old High German krebiz crab1

Examples for crayfish

When he saw the crayfish on the table, he appeared to be afraid of it, although it was dead.

This house belongs to me—the guineas of that crayfish will belong to me!

Suddenly, seeing the pools and the crayfish seemed more important than chasing away spiders.

Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.

At this period the best bait is small minnows, crayfish, molluscs, etc.

Ferraro didn't know much about catfish, crayfish, or grapes, but she was, she said, quite familiar with blueberries.

Most folks call them crayfish, but in the bayou, they are crawfish.

It hunts vigorously for crayfish and insect larv in the rivers.

The crayfish is brave, and skilful too, and he has good pistols.

By means of the circulation of the blood, the crayfish breathes.

Word Value for crayfish
Scrable

19

Words with friends

18

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