YABBY

Meaning of YABBY in English

(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

YABBY — or yabbie noun (plural yabbies) Etymology: Wemba-Wemba (Australian aboriginal language of Victoria) yabij Date: 1894 any of various burrowing Australian …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YABBY — noun or yab·bie ˈyabē ( plural yabbies ) Etymology: native name in Gippsland : a small burrowing crayfish ( Parachaeraps …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YABBY — /yab"ee/ , n. a small Australian crayfish, of the genus Cherax, inhabiting streams and water holes. [ 1890-95; yabij ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YABBY — n. yabbie, small freshwater crayfish native to Australia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YABBY — or yab·bie ˈya-bē ( plural yab·bies ) Etymology: Wemba-Wemba (Australian aboriginal language of Victoria) yabij Date: 1894 : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YABBY — n. (also yabbie) (pl. -ies) Austral. 1 a small freshwater crayfish, esp. of the genus Cherax. 2 a marine prawn, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YABBY — n. (also yabbie) (pl. -ies) Austral. 1 a small freshwater crayfish, esp. of the genus Cherax. 2 a marine prawn, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YABBY — n. (also yabbie) (pl. -ies) Austral. 1. a small freshwater crayfish, esp. of the genus Cherax. 2 a marine prawn, …
Oxford English vocab
YABBY — n. Variant: or yab · bie Pronunciation: ' ya-b ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural yab · bies Etymology: Wemba-Wemba …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YABBIE — noun see: yabby
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YABBIE — noun see yabby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YABBER — I. ˈyabə(r) noun also yabber-yabber | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ( -s ) Etymology: probably modification (influenced by jabber ) of yabba, native name …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRAWLIE — ˈkrȯlē noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from crawl (I) + -ie : yabby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YABBIE — n. yabby, small freshwater crayfish native to Australia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YABBIE — see yabby
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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