crawdaddy
Small lobster relative
Crawdaddy is an informal, chiefly American term for a crayfish—the small freshwater crustacean resembling a lobster.
The word is particularly common in Southern and Midwestern dialects: We caught crawdaddies in the creek.
Also spelled crawdad.
Heat to bubbling point
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
Louisiana · bayou · mudbug · bisque · po'boy · zydeco · Creole · spicy
Freshwater crustacean, colloquially
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
decapod · antennae · chitin · molting · pinchers · tail · freshwater · arthropod
boil
Heat to bubbling point
Cajun · Louisiana · bayou · mudbug · bisque · po'boy · zydeco · Creole · spicy · seasoning
mudbug
Freshwater crustacean, colloquially
exoskeleton · decapod · antennae · chitin · molting · pinchers · tail · freshwater · arthropod · invertebrate
creek
Narrow natural watercourse
swamp · bayou · wetland · pond · riverbed · freshwater · silt · rocks · riverbank · marsh
bait
Lure for prey
river · stream · pond · wade · net · bucket · line · hook · seine · trotline
crawdaddylobster
Large marine shellfish
Maine lobster · American lobster · spiny lobster · king crab · sea creature