crayfishes
Small lobster relatives
Crayfishes is the plural of crayfish, a freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster.
The word crayfish already functions as both singular and plural, making crayfishes a less common alternative: The stream was full of crayfish works as well as crayfishes.
Also called crawfish or crawdads in regional American dialects.
Non-saline aquatic environment
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- decapodTen-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
pincers · claws · antennae · carapace · gills · burrows · streams · invertebrate
Heat to bubbling point
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
- mudbugsFreshwater shellfish, Louisiana staple
Louisiana · jambalaya · gumbo · seafood · shellfish · butter · garlic · corn
Continuous flows of something
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- burrowsAnimal-dug underground shelters
invasive · wetlands · predator · prey · biodiversity · water quality · ecosystem · native
Able to be transmitted
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- pond dippingCollecting aquatic organisms with nets
- petDomesticated household companion
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
summer · exploration · buckets · nature play · observation · fascination · rocks · wading
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- decapodTen-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
molting · pincers · claws · antennae · carapace · gills · burrows · streams · invertebrate · omnivore
boil
Heat to bubbling point
mudbugs · Louisiana · jambalaya · gumbo · seafood · shellfish · butter · garlic · corn · potatoes
streams
Continuous flows of something
burrows · invasive · wetlands · predator · prey · biodiversity · water quality · ecosystem · native · endangered
catching
Able to be transmitted
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- pond dippingCollecting aquatic organisms with nets
- petDomesticated household companion
aquarium · summer · exploration · buckets · nature play · observation · fascination · rocks · wading · discovery
bait
Lure for prey
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- netsMesh devices for catching
- potsVessels for cooking or planting
lure · catch · angling · trotline · live bait · hook · tackle · bucket · rigging · soft plastics
crayfisheslobsters
Large edible sea crustaceans
shrimp · crabs · sea creatures · prawns
- freshwater crayfishSmall lobster-like river dweller