1. Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
   "crawdads are often caught for food in the southern United States";
   - crayfish, crawfish [N. Amer], crawdaddy [N. Amer]
    
2. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
   "The Cajun restaurant served a spicy crawdad étouffée";
   - crayfish, crawfish [N. Amer], ecrevisse

Derived forms: crawdads

Type of: decapod, decapod crustacean, shellfish

Part of: American crayfish, Astacidae, Astacura, ecrevisse, family Astacidae, Old World crayfish

Encyclopedia: Crawdad