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crawldads

crawldads is the plural of crawldad.

Meaning of crawldad

Noun

crawldad (plural crawldads)

  1. (US, regional) The crayfish.
    • “Anybody here every pour concrete?” I asked the group. “I'm not the concrete pourer or the concrete pourer's son ...” came back the cheerful chorus of replies as Quentin, staggering a little, wandered up from the creek to join us, complaining that a crawl-dad had bitten him.1998, HomerHickam Jr., October Sky, page 140

Questions about crawldads

What is crawldads the plural of?
Crawldads is the plural of crawldad.

Words near crawldads in the dictionary

  1. crawl-a-bottoms
  2. crawl-in
  3. crawl-ins
  4. crawlable
  5. crawldad
  6. crawldads
  7. crawled
  8. crawled before one walked
  9. crawled over each other
  10. crawled up someone's ass
  11. crawled with

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