(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.).
(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.).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004