crayfish
/ˈkreɪfɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण क्रेफ़िश
क्रेफ़िश, मीठे पानी का झींगा
Core word
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[C, U]
a small animal like a lobster that lives in rivers and lakes, often eaten as food
क्रेफ़िश, मीठे पानी का झींगा
- Crayfish hide under stones in the stream.
- a plate of boiled crayfish
- Crayfish live in clear freshwater streams.
+ 2 more examples
- The restaurant serves crayfish with garlic butter.
- A crayfish nipped his finger with its claw.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crayfish (singular and plural)
The plural is usually the same as the singular, 'crayfish', especially when talking about the animals or the food; 'crayfishes' is also possible for different species.
Plural प्रायः singular जैसा ही 'crayfish' रहता है, खासकर जानवर या भोजन के लिए; अलग-अलग प्रजातियों के लिए 'crayfishes' भी चलता है।
- We saw a crayfish hiding under a stone in the stream.
- Several crayfish were caught in the net.
crayfish (uncountable, as food)
When it means the meat eaten as food, it is used without 'a' or a plural ending.
जब यह खाने के रूप में मांस का अर्थ दे, तब इसके साथ 'a' या plural ending नहीं लगती।
- Crayfish is a popular dish in coastal restaurants.
- The menu offered grilled crayfish with garlic.
crayfish in / from + water body
Use 'in' for the place where it lives and 'from' for where it was caught or came from.
यह जहाँ रहता है उसके लिए 'in' और जहाँ से पकड़ा गया हो उसके लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Crayfish live in clean freshwater lakes and rivers.
- These crayfish were taken from a pond near the farm.
crayfish + noun
Crayfish can describe related things, such as a crayfish farm or crayfish soup.
'Crayfish' से संबंधित वस्तुओं का वर्णन किया जा सकता है, जैसे crayfish farm या crayfish soup।
- The crayfish farm exports its produce to hotels.
+Collocations 4
adjective + crayfish
freshwaterliveboiledgrilledgiant
- The chef served boiled freshwater crayfish with lemon.
verb + crayfish
catchboilfarmservepeel
- The boys tried to catch crayfish with a bucket and a string.
crayfish + noun
farmpondtrapsoupclaw
- A crayfish claw can give a sharp pinch.
crayfish + preposition
crayfish in a streamcrayfish under rockscrayfish with clawscrayfish at nightcrayfish from a lake
- Crayfish are most active at night under the rocks.
“More examples 5
- Crayfish look like tiny lobsters but live in fresh water.
Crayfish छोटे लॉबस्टर जैसे दिखते हैं पर मीठे पानी में रहते हैं।
- In our biology book, the crayfish is used as an example of a crustacean.
हमारी जीव विज्ञान की पुस्तक में crayfish को crustacean के उदाहरण के रूप में दिया गया है।
- Radhika watched a crayfish walk backwards along the bottom of the tank.
राधिका ने देखा कि एक crayfish टैंक की तली पर पीछे की ओर चल रहा है।
- The restaurant on the beach road is known for its spicy crayfish curry.
समुद्र तट वाली सड़क का रेस्तरां अपनी तीखी crayfish करी के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- Pollution has reduced the number of crayfish in the river.
प्रदूषण ने नदी में crayfish की संख्या कम कर दी है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I saw two crayfishs in the pond.
✓ I saw two crayfish in the pond.
Crayfish normally keeps the same form in the plural; adding -s is not the usual form.
Crayfish का plural प्रायः वही रहता है; उसमें -s जोड़ना सामान्य रूप नहीं है।
✗ The crayfish are a crustacean.
✓ The crayfish is a crustacean.
When the subject is one animal, use a singular verb to agree with 'a crustacean'.
जब subject एक ही जीव हो, तब 'a crustacean' से मेल रखते हुए singular verb आती है।