yabby pump
A large hand-operated syringe-like suction pump, made of metal tubing with a rubber…A large hand-operated syringe-like suction pump, made of metal tubing with a rubber plunger, used to harvest ghost shrimp (prototypically the marine yabby) and other burrowing crustaceans from intertidal environments.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)A large hand-operated syringe-like suction pump, made of metal tubing with a rubber plunger, used to harvest ghost shrimp (prototypically the marine yabby) and other burrowing crustaceans from intertidal environments.
Forms
plural: yabby pumps| Singular | yabby pump |
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See also
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