crayfish
nounHow many syllables in crayfish?
There are 2 syllables in the word crayfish.How to pronounce crayfish:
Definition of crayfish:
- crayfish (noun):
- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster.
- any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans (especially families astacidea, cambaridae, and parastacidae) resembling the lobster but usually much smaller
Synonyms for crayfish:
american crayfish
astacidae
astacura
crawdad
crawdaddy
crawfish
decapod
decapod crustacean
ecrevisse
family astacidae
langouste
rock lobster
sea crawfish
spiny lobster
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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