gilgie

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Nyunga jilgi.

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gilgie (plural gilgies)

  1. (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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