yabbyn.
/ˈjabi/, U.S. /ˈjæbi/, Australian English /ˈjæbi/ Australian.
(a) A small, edible freshwater crayfish found in the eastern part of Australia, esp. one of the genus Charax. (b) A burrowing, prawn-like, littoral crustacean of the order Thalassinidea.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Macrura > tribe Thalassinidea
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Macrura > member of family Astacidae
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1886 F. A. Hagenauer in E. M. Curr Austral. Race III. 554/1 Crayfish—yappy.
1894 Argus (Melbourne) 6 Oct. 11/2 Small crayfish, called ‘yabbies’..may be found all over Australia, both in large and small lagoons.
1897 Australasian 30 Jan. 224/4 The bait used is ‘yabby’, a small crayfish found in the sand on the beach at low tide.
1930 V. Palmer Men are Human vi. 49 The yabbies they had cooked in a treacle-tin down by the lagoon.
1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft iii. 49 Digging out these burrows will secure yabbies... The yabbie can be toasted.
1963 A. Upfield Madman's Bend xvi. 130 Been in the water days, by the look of him. Yabbies been at him too. No blood, but hole's here.
1966 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 1 Oct. 2/6 This tasty fresh water crustacean is more frequently called the Yabby, which immediately brings about a confusion with the much-used marine Yabby.
1973 P. White Eye of Storm x. 490 Used to come here after yabbies. I'd like to poke around a bit.
1977 Caravan World (Austral.) Jan. 105/1 A restaurant serving fresh, succulent yabbies has opened near the Murray Mouth.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
yabbyv.
/ˈjabi/, U.S. /ˈjæbi/, Australian English /ˈjæbi/ Australian.
intransitive. To hunt for yabbies.
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1941 K. Tennant Battlers v. 53 He..asked about the boys. ‘They've gone yabbying.’
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ˈyabbying n.
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1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 24 Oct. 21/2 Here's a sport for those who..forget their bait when yabbying.
1964 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 Apr. He participated personally in yabbying forays.
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