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/yab"ee/, n.a small Australian crayfish, of the genus Cherax, inhabiting streams and water holes.[1890-95; < Wergaia (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Wimmera, Victoria) yabij]
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yabby — or yabbie noun (plural yabbies) Etymology: Wemba Wemba (Australian aboriginal language of Victoria) yabij Date: 1894 any of various burrowing Australian crayfishes (genus Cherax, especially C. destructor) that are used for food … New Collegiate Dictionary
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yabby — (also yabbie) noun (plural yabbies) Austral. a small freshwater crayfish. [Charax destructor and related species.] ↘another term for nipper (in sense 4). Origin C19: from Wemba wemba (an Aborig. lang.) … English new terms dictionary
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