gilgie

plural gilgies · alternative jilgie

1. AustraliaWesternEither 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