crawdad

noun

craw·​dad ˈkrȯ-ˌdad 

: crayfish sense 1

—used chiefly west of the Appalachians

Examples of crawdad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They're also known as craydids, crawdads, and rock lobsters, and they're found in swamps, rivers, and lakes. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026

How Gibson likes to cook his crawdads is by taking the time to season the inside of the shell, because that’s where the meat is. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026

It’s also hosted an annual crawdad festival each summer that draws thousands of tourists. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025

Much of my summer breaks from school were spent digging for crawdads under creek rocks and tubing lazily down the Oconaluftee River. — Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration of crawfish

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crawdad

• comrade
• dryad
• dyad
• forbad
• grandad
• granddad
• keypad
• nomad
• notepad
• postgrad
• sinbad
• tetrad

Kids Definition

crawdad

noun

craw·​dad ˈkrȯ-ˌdad 

dialect

: crayfish sense 1