different between yabbie vs crawfish

English

Noun

yabbie (plural yabbies)

1. Alternative spelling of yabby

English

Etymology

Folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice, influenced by fish. Compare crayfish, French écrevisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k???f??/

Noun

crawfish (countable and uncountable, plural crawfishes or crawfish)

1. (Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
2. (South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
3. (Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).

Synonyms

• (freshwater crustaceans): crawdad, crawldad, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby (Australia)

Translations

Verb

crawfish (third-person singular simple present crawfishes, present participle crawfishing, simple past and past participle crawfished)

1. (colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

Translations

References

• “crawfish”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “crawfish, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

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