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jilgie

jilgie is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of jilgie

pluraljilgies

Questions about jilgie

What is jilgie the alternative spelling of?
Jilgie is the alternative spelling of gilgie.

Words near jilgie in the dictionary

  1. jilebi
  2. jilebis
  3. Jilek
  4. Jileks
  5. Jiles-Atherton model
  6. jilgie
  7. jilgies
  8. Jili
  9. Jilin
  10. Jilin City
  11. jill

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