gilgie
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editgilgie (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.”
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edit- Cherax quinquecarinatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cherax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cherax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons