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gilgie

UK/ˈdʒɪlɡi/

gilgie noun: either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.

Noun

gilgie (plural gilgies)

  1. (Australia, Western) Either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
    • “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.”1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 12

Forms of gilgie

pluralgilgies
alternative formjilgie

Origin of gilgie

From Nyunga jilgi.

Questions about gilgie

What does gilgie mean?
Gilgie means either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
What part of speech is gilgie?
Gilgie is a noun.
How do you pronounce gilgie?
Gilgie is pronounced /ˈdʒɪlɡi/ (UK).
What is the plural of gilgie?
The plural of gilgie is gilgies.

Words near gilgie in the dictionary

  1. Gilgamesh
  2. Gilgameshian
  3. Gilgamos
  4. Gilgandra
  5. Gilgarran
  6. gilgie
  7. gilgies
  8. Gilgit
  9. Gilgit-Baltistan
  10. Gilgooma
  11. gilgul

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