CRAWDADDY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Synonyms:

crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("crawdaddy" 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 "crawdaddy"):

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

American crayfish (common large crayfishes of eastern North America)

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

Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae (crayfish)