YABBY

Etymology

Noun

yabby (plural yabbies)

(AU) A freshwater Australian crayfish of the genus Cherax, especially Cherax destructor.

(Australia) A type of ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea.

Verb

yabby (third-person singular simple present yabbies, present participle yabbying, simple past and past participle yabbied)

(intransitive) To search for yabbies.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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