gilgie

English edit

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Alternative forms edit

jilgie

Etymology edit

Nyunga jilgi.

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɪlɡi/

Noun edit

gilgie (plural gilgies)

(Australia, Western Australia) Either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
- 1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 12:
  “What say we catch gilgies? I've got a gidgee hidden down the river bank. There's some real big ones this time of year.”

See also edit

marron
yabby, yabbie

Further reading edit

Cherax quinquecarinatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cherax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cherax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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