Synonyms for crayfish
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
- n. 2
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
Forms
- Plural
- crayfishes → crawdads, yabbies, crawldads, mudbugs…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crayfish | falling | |
| crawdad | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- yabby
- 6 letters
- mudbug
- 7 letters
- crawdad
- 8 letters
- crawldad
- 9 letters
- crawdaddy, crawlfish, langouste