Crawdad (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- We caught a bucket full of crawdads in the shallow stream and took them back to the cabin to boil for dinner.
- Crawdads are a popular ingredient in many Louisiana dishes, particularly in etouffee and gumbo.
- After a long day of hiking, we sat down to a feast of boiled crawdads and corn on the cob.
- The kids loved watching the crawdads scuttle around in the aquarium before we dropped them into the pot.
- At the summer festival, vendors sold steaming plates of crawdads, often served with melted butter and lemon wedges.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.