yabbie

/ˈjæbi/
noun
  1. A small freshwater crayfish found in Australia, often used as bait or food.
    • For dinner, my uncle cooked a yabbie soup with herbs and vegetables.
    • We caught a yabbie in the creek using a piece of meat on a string.
    • The kids were excited to see a yabbie scuttling backward in the shallow water.
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