Crawdads

/ˈkrɔːdædz/ noun

Definition

Plural of crawdad; multiple freshwater crayfish.

Etymology

Regular English plural of 'crawdad,' formed by adding '-s.' Used in American English, particularly in the South and Midwest, to refer to groups of these crustaceans.

Kelly Says

In Southern US cooking, 'crawdad boils' are iconic social events—the plural 'crawdads' appears almost exclusively in American regional cuisine and dialect, marking it as a distinctly American English word!

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