Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax of Australia, especially C. destructor, commonly raised for food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Australia, a crawfish, Astacopsis bicarinatus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An Australian
crayfish , Cherax destructor. - noun Australia Any freshwater crayfish.
- verb intransitive To search for yabbies.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Theres no more room in the yabby bike bag- what with tubes, co2,tire levers, money,bike tool and ancient fruit bar in a bag the size of my fist...
Instant Icons: Design Run A-Meh BikeSnobNYC 2010
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In Australia, a government crime commission said last year that organized crime rings are increasingly poaching freshwater species, including a giant crayfish about the size of a small lobster, known as the "bass yabby."
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That same month, police on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia traced a rash of break-ins back to people poaching marron, a crayfish that's even larger than the bass yabby.
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Another illegal yabby operation was busted in June.
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Ute: pickup truck windscreen: windshield yabby: freshwater crayfish
Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007
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Ute: pickup truck windscreen: windshield yabby: freshwater crayfish
Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007
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Chef Justin North's meticulous modernist cooking "forgotten" vegetables with smoked pork jowl and yabby--crawfish--tails served on a stone block with a curl of cedar smoldering on the corner is still anything but pedestrian.
Forbes.com: News Ann Abel 2011
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We moved on and camped on a private Station, at a place called Moll Gorge, we have been trying to catch fish, Saxon's yabby net is a winner.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Even though the tank is kept clean, is it likely to cause a problem if there are fish in the tank with the yabby, contributing to the ammonia levels?
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My brother is giving me a yabby from his dam on his farm.
aujourdui commented on the word yabby
it's a giant lobster!!!
April 26, 2008
plethora commented on the word yabby
Make good pets. Not so tasty, yuk.
April 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yabby
Great word, though. And I like the Latin name for the Common Yabby, Cherax destructor. :-)
April 26, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word yabby
Then add it here!
April 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yabby
Ooh--okay!
April 26, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word yabby
Usage on yabbies.
April 17, 2009