A crayfish is a small animal like a little lobster that lives in rivers, streams, and lakes, not in the deep sea. People also say crayfish for the meat. It has a hard shell, two claws, and a tail that folds under.

A crayfish is a small animal like a little lobster crayfish是一種長得像小龍蝦的小動物 that lives in rivers, streams, and lakes,生活在河流、溪流和湖泊裡， not in the deep sea.不是在深海裡。 People also say crayfish人們也會用crayfish這個字 for the meat.來指牠的肉。 It has牠有 a hard shell, two claws,硬殼、兩隻螯， and a tail that folds under.還有一條會往下捲的尾巴。

British and general English use crayfish; Americans, especially in the South, often say crawfish for the same animal. Australia has yabbies, which are a kind of crayfish.

British and general English use crayfish;英式和一般英文用crayfish這個字； Americans, especially in the South,美國人、尤其是南方， often say crawfish for the same animal.常說crawfish來指同一種動物。 Australia has yabbies,澳洲有yabbies， which are a kind of crayfish.也是一種crayfish。

Neutral, everyday when you are talking about food or nature; not slang and not formal.

Neutral, everyday when you are talking about food or nature;講到食物或大自然的時候，這個字很中性、很日常； not slang and not formal.不是俚語，也不正式。

Though actually, the -fish at the end is a folk story: English speakers took an old French word (crevice; today’s French is écrevisse) and reshaped it to sound like fish, because it lives in water and you eat it. It is not a fish. Scientists may say freshwater lobster; cooks and menus just say crayfish.

Though actually,不過其實， the -fish at the end is a folk story:字尾的-fish其實是一個民間說法： English speakers took an old French word (crevice; today’s French is écrevisse)英語使用者拿了一個古法文字（crevice；現代法文是écrevisse） and reshaped it to sound like fish,把它改造成聽起來像fish， because it lives in water and you eat it.因為牠住在水裡、而且可以吃。 It is not a fish.牠並不是魚。 Scientists may say freshwater lobster;科學家可能會說freshwater lobster（淡水龍蝦）； cooks and menus just say crayfish.廚師和菜單就直接說crayfish。