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gilgies

gilgies is the plural of gilgie.

Meaning of gilgie

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

Questions about gilgies

What is gilgies the plural of?
Gilgies is the plural of gilgie.

Words near gilgies in the dictionary

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  3. Gilgandra
  4. Gilgarran
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  6. gilgies
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  9. Gilgooma
  10. gilgul
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