yabby
/ˈjabi
/(also yabbie)
noun (plural yabbies) Australian
1A small freshwater crayfish.
- Genus Charax, infraorder Astacidea, in particular the common C. destructor.
- Alberta beef was replaced with squid, crab, crayfish and something fishy called yabbies.
- Even bait gathering such as pumping yabbies you require a permit.
1.1 another term for nipper (sense 4).The Yabby is a small freshwater crayfish endemic to South Eastern Australia....
- Freshwater yabbies are crayfish of the genus Cherax (infraorder Astacidea, family Parastacidae). They are often caught for food.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Wemba-wemba (an Aboriginal language of SE Australia).