crayfish

[US]/'kreɪfɪʃ/
[UK]/'kre'fɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. freshwater crustacean with a resemblance to lobsters, often consumed as food.

Phrases & Collocations

boiled crayfish

spicy crayfish

crayfish party

Example Sentences

We don’t have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good.

C ajun country: bayous and gumbo, swamps and Zydeco, crayfish (pronounced CRAW-fish) and the Cajun two-step.

Serving &Food Match Suggestion: Essentially a fine-food wine, with caviar, snails, carpaccio, paté, crayfish (Cape rock lobster), prawns, langoustine, mussels, perlemoen (abalone) and creamy cheese.

I ordered a plate of spicy crayfish for dinner.

Crayfish are commonly found in freshwater streams and rivers.

She caught a crayfish while fishing in the lake.

The chef prepared a delicious crayfish bisque for the guests.

Crayfish are also known as crawfish or crawdads in some regions.

The children went crayfish hunting by the creek.

The fishermen used crayfish as bait to catch larger fish.

The crayfish exhibit interesting behaviors when threatened.

I enjoy eating grilled crayfish with garlic butter.

The biology class studied the anatomy of a crayfish in detail.

Real-world Examples

The crayfish were especially hard hit.

Source: Environment and Science

Fish and crayfish slowed by the cold make easy pickings.

Source: Nordic Wild Style Chronicles

Sometimes they will have crayfish and other fish sticking out of their throats.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Plants and animals of many kinds, including crayfish, cacti, and freshwater mussels, are in danger, the report said.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

The scientists say they are expanding their crayfish biosensor program into other areas where clean water course.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Dali's recipe has us poach the crayfish in the broth for 20 minutes.

Source: Art of Cooking Guide

And Allognathosuchus was more likely eating small invertebrates, like crayfish.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

Dining on crayfish, do not hurt either that they may not be enough one.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

These ecosystems are home to minute water fleas known as Daphnia as well as crayfish and Japanese rice fish, called medaka.

Source: Environment and Science

I then fill the base of the bowl with the smaller crayfish.

Source: Art of Cooking Guide

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