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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 Link, along with several other waterfowl biologists, also cited the growing prevalence of crawdad farming and replacement of rice with sugar cane.—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026 It’s also hosted an annual crawdad festival each summer that draws thousands of tourists.—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crawdad