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Mudbug: meaning, definitions and examples

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mudbug

 

[ หˆmสŒdหŒbสŒษก ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

food

A mudbug is a colloquial term for a crayfish or crawfish, which is a freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster.

Synonyms

crawfish, crayfish

Examples of usage

  • They served boiled mudbugs at the seafood festival.
  • She ordered a plate of spicy mudbugs at the restaurant.

Translations

Translations of the word "mudbug" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น lagostim

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅเคฐเฅ‡เคซเคผเคฟเคถ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Flusskrebs

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ udang karang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะฐะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rak rzeczny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ถใƒชใ‚ฌใƒ‹ (zarigani)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉcrevisse

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cangrejo de rรญo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kerevit

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ€์žฌ (gajae)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฌุฑุงุฏ ุงู„ุจุญุฑ (jarad al-bahr)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rak ล™รญฤnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ rak

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฐ้พ™่™พ (xiวŽo lรณngxiฤ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ rak

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fljรณtakrabbi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะฐัะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒฉแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ (kiborchkhala)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ xษ™rรงษ™ng

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cangrejo de rรญo

Etymology

The term 'mudbug' originated in the southern United States, particularly in Louisiana where crayfish are commonly found in the muddy waters of swamps and bayous. It is a playful and informal way to refer to this crustacean.

See also: mud, mudbrick, muddy, mudstone.