crayfish
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The meaning (definition) of the word crayfish
a small water animal with claws like a tiny lobster
The word crayfish used in a sentence
“I found a crayfish under a rock in the creek.”
How the word crayfish is said around the world
| French | écrevisse (ay-kruh-VEESS) |
| Spanish | cangrejo de río (kahn-GREH-khoh deh REE-oh) |
| Mandarin | 小龙虾 (shyaow loong shyah) |
| Hindi | क्रेफ़िश (KRAY-fish) |
| Arabic | جَراد البَحْر النَّهْرِيّ (ja-RAAD al-BAHR an-nah-REE) |
| Russian | рак (RAHK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lagostim (luh-goosh-TEENG) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lagostim (lah-goos-CHEENG) |
| Japanese | ザリガニ (zah-ree-GAH-nee) |
| German | Flusskrebs (FLOOS-krayps) |
| Urdu | کری فش (KRAY FISH) |
| Punjabi | ਕ੍ਰੇਫ਼ਿਸ਼ (KRAY-fish) |
| Korean | 가재 (GAH-jeh) |
| Hebrew | סרטן נהרות (sahr-TAHN neh-hah-ROHT) |
| Greek | καραβίδα (kah-rah-VEE-thah) |
| Dutch | rivierkreeft (ree-VEER-krayft) |
| Tagalog | ulang-tabang (oo-LAHNG tah-BAHNG) |
| Vietnamese | tôm hùm đất (tome hoom DUHT) |
| Turkish | kerevit (keh-reh-VEET) |
| Persian | خرچنگ آب شیرین (khar-CHANG-e AB-e shee-REEN) |
| Polish | rak (rahk) |
| Ukrainian | рак (rahk) |
| Bengali | ক্রেফিশ (KRAY-fish) |
| Swedish | kräfta (KREF-tah) |
| Italian | gambero di fiume (GAM-beh-roh dee FYOO-meh) |
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