mud bug

noun

, Chiefly Mississippi Delta.

1. a crayfish.

Example Sentences

WLOX-TV cites the George County Sheriff’s Office as saying that most of the campers who were evacuated from the Red Creek Off-Road park Sunday morning were attending the annual Mud Bug Bash, which featured a duck hunt, free crawfish and a concert.

From Seattle Times

Leave the parking area and cross a wooden bridge into Western Town, where dusty streets are lined with period-correct Hotel Mud Bug, Farmer's Exchange and Sheriff's Office.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike the definition, this Maxxis Mud Bug is a large, fierce tire that preys on mud.

From Time Magazine Archive

The definition of Mud Bug is "a freshwater crustacean resembling a lobster but considerably smaller."

From Time Magazine Archive