Definition
A crayfish or freshwater crustacean that is gray in color, often found in streams and rivers.
Etymology
Compound word from gray plus fish, describing the color of certain crayfish species. Regional dialect term used in areas where crayfish are common, emphasizing their gray coloration.
Kelly Says
Many creature names in English are just color plus animal—bluefish, blackbird, whitefish—this naming system helped people quickly ID what they'd caught before modern scientific names existed!
Translations
ARالعربية
سمكة رمادية
samaka rumaadiya
BNবাংলা
ধূসর মাছ
dhho-sho-r maach
CACatalà
peix gris
pe-ix greees
CSČeština
šedá ryba
she-da ry-ba
DADansk
grå fisk
gra fisk
DEDeutsch
grauer Fisch
grauer fisch
ELΕλληνικά
γκριζο γατάκι
gri-zo ga-ta-ki
ESEspañol
pez gris
pez grees
FAفارسی
ماهی خاکستری
ma-hee kha-k-es-tre
FISuomi
harmaa kala
har-maa ka-la
FRFrançais
poisson gris
pwa-son gree
GUGU
ગુલાબી મછલી
gu-la-bee mach-lee
HIहिन्दी
भूरा मछली
bhoo-ra mach-lee
HUMagyar
szürke hal
szur-ke hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan abu-abu
ee-kan abu-abu
ITItaliano
pesce grigio
pes-che gree-o
KO한국어
회색 물고기
hoe-saek mul-go-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan kelabu
ee-kan ke-la-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ ငါး
shwe nga
NLNederlands
grijs vis
greys vis
NONorsk
grå fisk
gra fisk
PAPA
ਸੁੰਦਰ ਮੱਛੀ
sun-dar mach-hee
PLPolski
ryba szara
ryba szara
PTPortuguês
peixe cinzento
peysh sin-zen-to
RORomână
pește cenușiu
peshte cen-oo-shee-u
RUРусский
серая рыба
seraya ryba
SVSvenska
grå fisk
gra fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki
sa-ma-ki
TAதமிழ்
பழுப்பு மீன்
pa-zhu-ppu meen
TEతెలుగు
నల్ల చేప
nalla cheep
TLTL
isda na-itim
is-da na-ti-im
TRTürkçe
gri balık
gree ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
сіра риба
sira ryba
URاردو
سیاہ مچھلی
sia-h mach-lee
VITiếng Việt
cá xám
ca xam
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-l-wa-ne