Yabby vs. Crayfish
Difference Between Yabby and Crayfish
Yabbynoun
Any of several freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax of Australia, especially C. destructor, commonly raised for food.
Crayfishnoun
Any of various freshwater crustaceans of the families Astacidae and Cambaridae of the Northern Hemisphere and the family Parastacidae of the Southern Hemisphere, resembling a lobster but considerably smaller. Also called mudbug; also called regionally crawdad.
Yabbynoun
(AU) A freshwater Australian crayfish of the genus Cherax, especially Cherax destructor.
Crayfishnoun
See spiny lobster.
Yabbynoun
(Australia) A type of ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea.
Crayfishnoun
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
Yabbyverb
(intransitive) To search for yabbies.
Crayfishnoun
A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
Crayfishnoun
A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
Crayfishverb
(to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
Crayfishnoun
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Crayfishnoun
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Crayfishnoun
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Crayfishnoun
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
