R3- formally know as Alvin the Tree Wizard and Dr. Feelgood
Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/6/00 2:37:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DasArm_at_aol.com
> writes:
>
> << In a message dated 4/6/00 1:02:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com writes:
>
> << I never hear anyone call them crayfish. sounds too wierd. >>
>
> Actually, I first heard them called crawdads by my dad when I saw my first
> one and asked what it was. I seem to remember looking up the meaning of the
> words "crawdad' and "crayfish" to see which term was proper; "crawdad' is a
> colloquial term and "crayfish" is the proper term (perhaps someone has
> different info on this?). "Crawfish " would seem to be an intermediate term
> between the two others. Myself, I prefer to call them "crawdads" instead of
> >>
> Where I grew up we called them crawldabbers.
>
> Moon
>
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